Leo Varadkar: What was behind Irish PM’s shock resignation? - CNN
Mar 24, 2024 · CNN — Prime Minister Leo Varadkar sent shockwaves through Ireland when he candidly announced he was “no longer the best person” to lead his country. The taoiseach took journalists, opposition...
Leo Varadkar: Irish PM fights back tears announcing his resignation - BBC
Mar 20, 2024 · The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Leo Varadkar has announced that he will step down before the next general election in the Republic of Ireland. He said he was resigning immediately as party...
Leo Varadkar: I am no longer best person to be Irish PM - BBC
Mar 20, 2024 · Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar will step down as party leader immediately and will resign as taoiseach as soon as his Fine Gael successor is selected.
Leo Varadkar steps down as taoiseach for 'personal and political …
Mar 20, 2024 · Leo Varadkar is resigning as taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and Fine Gael leader after a turbulent number of weeks for his party. He says his decision to step down is for both "personal and...
Simon Harris elected as new taoiseach - BBC News
Apr 9, 2024 · Simon Harris has been elected as taoiseach (Irish prime minister) by members of the Dáil (Irish parliament). Aged 37, the new Fine Gael party leader is the youngest person to lead the Republic...
Simon Harris’s new Cabinet formally appointed by President at …
Apr 9, 2024 · Simon Harris has been appointed Taoiseach after receiving his seal of office from President Michael D Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin. Taoiseach and Opposition speeches were heard in the Dáil ...
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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he’s ... - Associated Press News
Mar 20, 2024 · Varadkar, 45, has had two spells as taoiseach, or prime minister — between 2017 and 2020, and again since December 2022 as part of a job-share with Micheál Martin, head of coalition partner Fianna Fáil.
Ireland’s Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, Resigns - The New York Times
Mar 20, 2024 · He was also the country’s first gay taoiseach, or Irish prime minister, and the first person of South Asian heritage to hold the position. In many ways, he personified the rapidly changing...
Ireland poised to get its youngest ever premier ... - Associated Press News
Mar 24, 2024 · Varadkar, 45, has had two spells as taoiseach — between 2017 and 2020, and again since December 2022 as part of a job-share with Micheál Martin, the head of Fianna Fáil. He was the country’s youngest-ever leader when first elected at age 38, as well as Ireland’s first openly gay prime minister.