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The Taoiseach (/ ˈ t iː ʃ ə x / ⓘ, TEE-shuhk) [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.
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.
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
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Ireland’s youngest ever prime minister, Simon Harris may have thought he had a victory in Ireland’s upcoming general election all but shored up. ‘Tik Tok taoiseach’ in the spotlight as ...
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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 office of president was established in 1937, in part as a replacement for the office of governor-general that existed during the 1922–1937 Irish Free State. The seven-year term of office of the president was inspired by that of the presidents of Weimar Germany. At the time the office was established critics warned that the post might lead ...