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The Taoiseach (/ ˈ t iː ʃ ə x / ⓘ) [d] is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. [a] The office is appointed by the President of Ireland upon nomination by Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Oireachtas, Ireland's national legislature) and the office-holder must retain the support of a majority in the Dáil to remain in office.
Southern Ireland: Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922: 3 May 1921 – 6 December 1922 President of the Executive Council: Vice-President: Executive Council: Irish Free State: Constitution of the Irish Free State: 6 December 1922 – 29 December 1937 Taoiseach: Tánaiste: Government: Ireland: Constitution of Ireland: 29 December 1937 – present
Became the first incumbent President to visit Northern Ireland, where he made several public addresses before travelling on to Ireland. [11] December 1–2, 1995 Ireland Dublin Arrived from Northern Ireland. He met with President Mary Robinson and Taoiseach John Bruton. [11] May 28–29, 1997 United Kingdom London
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In May 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama visited Ireland. [35] In 2012 according to a U.S. Global Leadership Report, 67% of Irish people approved of Obama's leadership. This was the fourth-highest rating for any surveyed country in Europe. [36] U.S. President Donald Trump and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar have a meeting in June 2019 in Shannon.
The Taoiseach (plural: Taoisigh) is the head of government of Ireland. Prior to the enactment of the Constitution of Ireland in 1937, the head of government was referred to as the President of the Executive Council. This office was first held by W. T. Cosgrave from 1922 to 1932, and then by Éamon de Valera from 1932 to 1937.
On 13 April 2023, Varadkar met with U.S. President Joe Biden at Farmleigh House during his four-day visit to the island of Ireland. [103] On 6 May 2023, Varadkar, along with President Michael D. Higgins, attended the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla, marking the first time a serving taoiseach attended the coronation of a British monarch. [104]
Ireland is a parliamentary, representative democratic republic and a member state of the European Union.While the head of state is the popularly elected President of Ireland, it is a largely ceremonial position, with real political power being vested in the Taoiseach, who is nominated by the Dáil and is the head of the government.