Leo Varadkar

Fine Gael leader Mr Varadkar has replaced Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin as taoiseach as part of a deal within the coalition government.

I look forward to maintaining this spirit during the rest of our term.” I have sought always to work on behalf of all the Irish people and not just those who support my party and our colleagues in government.” Close to one million people are on treatment waiting lists, many working families queue at food banks to get a hot meal. And I look forward to getting down to the hard work in the next few hours.” They later joined him at the president’s residence when his appointment was formally confirmed. Mr Varadkar previously served as taoiseach from 2017 to 2020 at the head of a minority Fine Gael administration which relied on a confidence and supply arrangement with Fianna Fail to maintain power. She said the resignation of Mr Martin should trigger a general election as she accused the coalition of being “out of touch, out of ideas and out of time”. He said it has been “the honour of a lifetime” to serve the public as taoiseach. “As taoiseach my mission will be to build on the achievement of 100 years ago, and to work on what needs to be done for this generation and the next,” he said. The Fine Gael leader has replaced the Fianna Fail leader as taoiseach under the terms of the coalition deal struck in 2020. After receiving a standing ovation from TDs on the government benches when his nomination was confirmed in the Dail, Mr Varadkar made reference to the foundation of the Irish state one hundred years ago as he vowed to deliver for the country’s citizens. In a planned handover of power at the top of the ruling three-party coalition government in Dublin, Fine Gael leader Mr Varadkar replaced Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin as taoiseach on Saturday.

TDs in the Dail voted 87 to 62 to support the appointment of Fine Gael leader Mr Varadkar, who replaces Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin as taoiseach.

I look forward to maintaining this spirit during the rest of our term.” I have sought always to work on behalf of all the Irish people and not just those who support my party and our colleagues in government.” Close to one million people are on treatment waiting lists, many working families queue at food banks to get a hot meal. She said the resignation of Mr Martin should trigger a general election as she accused the coalition of being “out of touch, out of ideas and out of time”. He was accompanied by his wife Mary. “As taoiseach my mission will be to build on the achievement of 100 years ago, and to work on what needs to be done for this generation and the next,” he said.

Micheál Martin hands over to Fine Gael leader after two years at head of coalition government.

“It’s a cop-out, gentlemen, so typical of the parties who have passed power between each other for a century.” Martin had made the same trip earlier on Saturday to tender his resignation. I am thinking of how we need to tame inflation and bring the cost of living under control, especially when it comes to the cost of energy, childcare, education, rent and healthcare.” “It’s like half-time: the captain’s armband will be passed from one to the other,” said Ryan. [Northern Ireland](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/northernireland)’s assembly and undermined the Good Friday agreement. The much smaller Green party, led by Eamon Ryan, is also part of the ruling coalition.

DUBLIN — Lawmakers elected Leo Varadkar as Ireland's prime minister for a second time Saturday in agreed succession to Micheál Martin as the government ...

[the largest](https://www.politico.eu/article/sinn-fein-northern-ireland-assembly-election-dup-jeffrey-donaldson-michelle-o-neill-power-sharing-brexit/) in Northern Ireland, where Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael do not contest elections. He last served as Taoiseach — Gaelic for “chief” — from 2017 to 2020 as leader of a minority Fine Gael government backed externally by Fianna Fáil. The incumbent foreign minister, Fine Gael’s Simon Coveney, is moving into Varadkar’s previous post as minister of trade, enterprise and employment. Under terms of that agreement, the nearly century-old rivals of Irish politics — Martin’s Fianna Fáil and Varadkar’s Fine Gael – formed their first joint government with support from a junior coalition partner, the Green Party. region of Northern Ireland, where many British unionists view the Irish government with hostility. This is what we have done,” Martin said as he backed Varadkar’s nomination as Taoiseach, a core commitment in their coalition pact struck in 2020.

Dáil Éireann, Saturday 17 December 2022. Check against delivery. B'áil liom cead a chur in iúl, mar eolas don Dáil, gur chuir mé m'ainmniú mar Thaoiseach in ...

Today we renew that promise and tell the people of Ukraine that we will stand with them even when it’s hard. We promised the people of Ukraine we would stand with them when it was easy to make such promises. A courageous friend of refugees, Lester should inspire us to show courage and initiative in how we welcome refugees today. It is a project that will go beyond the lifespan of this government into the next and the one after. The greatest peace process and most successful economic project in history is today helping to protect democracy, enhance workers’ and women’s rights, and protect our environment. We will provide additional resources to the Garda and the Defence Forces, as well as passing new laws to ensure that we apprehend criminals and deal with them appropriately. In changing the name of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, I am doing so for a particular purpose. We must set aside our differences, forgive past mistakes on all sides, and seek a new beginning in a new spirit of friendship and understanding. I want this department to bring about a step change when it comes to the execution and delivery of the National Development Plan – Project Ireland 2040. Our vision is to make Ireland the best country in Europe to be a child. We must do whatever it takes it solve this social crisis and reverse the trend of rising homelessness and falling homeownership. Today the hopes and dreams of our nation depend on us fixing the problems we face.

Fine Gael leader Mr Varadkar has replaced Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin as taoiseach as part of a deal within the coalition government.

I look forward to maintaining this spirit during the rest of our term.” I have sought always to work on behalf of all the Irish people and not just those who support my party and our colleagues in government.” Close to one million people are on treatment waiting lists, many working families queue at food banks to get a hot meal. And I look forward to getting down to the hard work in the next few hours.” They later joined him at the president’s residence when his appointment was formally confirmed. Mr Varadkar previously served as taoiseach from 2017 to 2020 at the head of a minority Fine Gael administration which relied on a confidence and supply arrangement with Fianna Fail to maintain power. She said the resignation of Mr Martin should trigger a general election as she accused the coalition of being “out of touch, out of ideas and out of time”. He said it has been “the honour of a lifetime” to serve the public as taoiseach. “As taoiseach my mission will be to build on the achievement of 100 years ago, and to work on what needs to be done for this generation and the next,” he said. The Fine Gael leader has replaced the Fianna Fail leader as taoiseach under the terms of the coalition deal struck in 2020. After receiving a standing ovation from TDs on the government benches when his nomination was confirmed in the Dail, Mr Varadkar made reference to the foundation of the Irish state one hundred years ago as he vowed to deliver for the country’s citizens. In a planned handover of power at the top of the ruling three-party coalition government in Dublin, Fine Gael leader Mr Varadkar replaced Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin as taoiseach on Saturday.

Mr Varadkar will later be confirmed as taoiseach for the second time following a special sitting of the Dail parliament in Dublin. The Fine Gael leader is ...

I look forward to maintaining this spirit during the rest of our term.” I have sought always to work on behalf of all the Irish people and not just those who support my party and our colleagues in government.” Close to one million people are on treatment waiting lists, many working families queue at food banks to get a hot meal. She said the resignation of Mr Martin should trigger a general election as she accused the coalition of being “out of touch, out of ideas and out of time”. He was accompanied by his wife Mary. Mr Martin said it had been “the honour of a lifetime” to serve the public as taoiseach.