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Ireland’s Dail backs nomination of Leo Varadkar as taoiseach

Leo Varadkar replaces Micheal Martin in a planned handover of power within Ireland’s coalition government.

The Independent UK

Sinn Fein says it is time for a general election, not a switch of taoiseach

Mary Lou McDonald led opposition criticism of the handover of power from Micheal Martin to Leo Varadkar.

The Independent UK

Varadkar returns as Irish leader in political job-share deal - OLD

Leo Varadkar is returning for a second term as Ireland’s prime minister as part of a job-sharing deal made by the country’s coalition government

The Independent UK

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Conor McGregor slams Leo Varadkar's reappointment as Taoiseach and hails Micheal Martin

McGregor took to social media and slammed Varadkar while praising outgoing Taoiseach Micheal Martin.

Irish Mirror

Micheal Martin resigns as taoiseach ahead of power handover to Leo Varadkar

Fine Gael leader Mr Varadkar will become premier for the second time on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Leo Varadkar to be officially reappointed Taoiseach today

The Fine Gael leader will serve as Taoiseach for about another two years as part of the historic deal

Dublin Live

Leo Varadkar set to return as Ireland’s premier - OLD

Micheal Martin will resign as premier on Saturday in a handover agreed as part of the deal that formed the three party coalition government in Dublin.

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Varadkar prepares to become taoiseach for second time

Micheal Martin will resign as premier on Saturday in a handover agreed as part of the deal that formed the three party coalition government in Dublin.

The Independent UK

Fine Gael TDs must confirm if they will run in next election before reshuffle

The next election is currently not expected to take place until 2025

Irish Mirror

Emotional scenes as parents of surrogate children weep with joy at news they can become legal parents

'Families like mine now have a way to have legal recognition for our position as the only second parents that our children have ever known'

Irish Mirror

Justice Minister Helen McEntee gives birth to second child

Fine Gael Minister Helen McEntee has welcomed a second son several weeks after taking maternity leave from her Cabinet position.

Irish Mirror

'Everyone makes errors in judgement' - Leo Varadkar speaks out after reports of concern within Fine Gael

Varadkar is due to re-assume the office of Taoiseach on Saturday

Irish Mirror

Taoiseach Micheál Martin slates viral video of Leo Varadkar as 'breach of privacy'

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that the video, which has been widely shared online, is a breach of Tánaiste Leo Varadkar's privacy

Irish Mirror

Animal rights group hit out at live crib decision

Dublin Live

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Paschal Donohoe re-elected as head of Eurogroup

The Fine Gael TD’s unopposed run for a second term heading up the gathering of euro-using countries’ finance ministers comes ahead of an unusual Cabinet reshuffle

The Independent UK

Paschal Donohoe is re-elected as head of Eurogroup

It comes after some wrangling within the Irish government over how an unusual Cabinet reshuffle may affect Mr Donohoe’s second term.

Irish Mirror

Ireland should follow Netherlands and ban laughing gas for recreational use, says Fine Gael TD

Almost one in four Irish people said they had used the gas – otherwise known as nitrous oxide – at some stage in their lives

Irish Mirror

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald will not rule out forming government with Fine Gael despite 'long shot'

The Sinn Fein president made the remarks on RTE’s The Late Late Show

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Dublin Live

Mary Lou McDonald tells Late Late Show viewers she was left 'furious and hurt' by Shane Ross book

The Sinn Fein leader spoke to Ryan Tubridy on this week's Late Late Show

Irish Mirror

Pat Flanagan column: Insult to Irish taxpayer as cap on bankers' bonuses to be lifted

The mind boggles as to why the Government decided to gift bankers an early Christmas present at a time when tens of thousands of families are turning to St Vincent de Paul to help pay for food

Irish Mirror

Alan Dukes wants to 'apologise unreservedly' for comments he made about 'border people'

Exclusive: The former Fine Gael leader caused great offence to people living in border counties when he told an RTE documentary they 'turn to violence more easily'

Irish Mirror

Ferghal Blaney: Down the Dail - Rural Ireland takes on Greens in fiery turf war

'The audience used jazz hands instead of clapping'

Dublin Live

Mary Lou McDonald rejects Dowdall's claims that she used Hutch family for money and votes

Dowdall was secretly recorded making the allegations and criticising Ms McDonald for not attending the funeral of the brother of murder accused Gerry “The Monk” Hutch

Dublin Live

Fine Gael blamed for 'chronic shortage' of Gardai

Garda numbers dropped by almost 20% in Dublin since 2009

Irish Mirror

'Not right' for communities to have veto over who can live in their area, says Leo Varadkar

His comments came after two large protests were held in East Wall, Dublin, over refugees being housed in a former ESB office block

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