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Taoiseach

Taoiseach

The Irish for prime minister. The Taoiseach is elected by the members of Dail Eireann and then appointed by the Taoiseach. The current Taoiseach is Brian Cowen.

# taoiseach - Yesterday’s News

USA

Taoiseach to lay wreath at bombing memorial during Boston trip

Kenny will also be presented with an honorary doctorate from Boston College while on his US trip.

# taoiseach - Sunday 12 May, 2013

Party Like It's 2008 This post contains videos

FLASHBACK: Brian Cowen became Taoiseach five years ago this week

Cowen succeeded Bertie Ahern at the helm of government on May 7, 2008. Here he is, leading a hometown singsong.

# taoiseach - Wednesday 8 May, 2013

The Evening Fix… now with added awkward text messages

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.

# taoiseach - Tuesday 7 May, 2013

Taoiseach has ‘no intention of playing party politics’ over abortion issue

Enda Kenny responds to calls for a Constitutional referendum on abortion during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today.

# taoiseach - Monday 6 May, 2013

Taoiseach and Tánaiste off to Brussels for ‘top level’ talks on €960 billion Budget

Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore will hold talks on efforts to push through the EU’s gigantic budget for the next six years.

# taoiseach - Tuesday 30 April, 2013

The 5 at 5: Tuesday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock..

# taoiseach - Sunday 28 April, 2013

Kenny to meet German finance minister in Spain

The Taoiseach will also hold meetings with Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy.

# taoiseach - Sunday 21 April, 2013

From Business ETC Recovery

Kenny: “Failures in regulation cost this country dearly”

The Taoiseach made the comment as he launched a public consultation on a new Government policy statement on economic regulation.

# taoiseach - Wednesday 17 April, 2013

Row

Chief Justice: ‘There are currently issues of serious concern’

A forum for discussion about matters of “mutual concern” to the judiciary and government has been established, on the request of Susan Denham.

# taoiseach - Monday 15 April, 2013

From The Score Famous Face

Your Taoiseach Watching The GAA Pic Of The Day

Enda Kenny was in attendance as Dublin beat Mayo 2-16 to 0-16 yesterday.

Queen Elizabeth gave a nice bottle of whiskey to Enda Kenny in 2011

Find out what presents Enda Kenny has received since taking office… including a €5k famine painting from Michael Flatley.

# taoiseach - Wednesday 27 March, 2013

Taoiseach: No one will be forced to quit job if childcare exceeds salary

It disputes comments made by Minister Leo Varadkar who said that childcare costs would have to be taken into consideration in insolvency arrangements.

# taoiseach - Tuesday 19 March, 2013

Proud day for designer of ‘Gathering Bowl’ presented to Obama

Taoiseach Enda Kenny presented the shamrock bowl to President Barack Obama this evening at a St Patrick’s Day reception.

# taoiseach - Monday 11 March, 2013

Kenny asked if Ireland will rejoin Commonwealth

The Taoiseach described his visit to London to meet Prime Minister David Cameron as “a symbolic and important day”.

# taoiseach - Friday 1 March, 2013

100 protest as Kenny attends Kells ball

The Taoiseach was attending the Kells and District Chamber President’s Ball in the Headfort Arms Hotel.

# taoiseach - Tuesday 26 February, 2013

President won’t say if he would take further pay cut under Croke Park II

Michael D Higgins already voluntarily cut his pay by 23.5 per cent to just under €250,000 in 2011 but Áras an Uachtaráin will not say whether he would take a further pay cut.

# taoiseach - Friday 22 February, 2013

Government to pay employers to recruit unemployed people

The Government also wants to increase the number of ICT graduates and get 2,000 more small businesses online

# taoiseach - Tuesday 19 February, 2013

In full: Enda Kenny’s State apology to the Magdalene women

“I, as Taoiseach, on behalf of the State, the government and our citizens deeply regret and apologise unreservedly to all those women for the hurt that was done to them…”

# taoiseach - Saturday 16 February, 2013

Magdalene survivors “expect apology next week”

Meanwhile, the Justice for Magdalenes group has published a redacted version of its principal submission on the laundries online.

Fianna Fáil This post contains videos

Micheál Martin: I still keep in touch with Brian Cowen

The Fianna Fáil leader said he had a “good chat” with his predecessor at a recent funeral but neither Cowen nor Bertie Ahern have any input to party policy.

# taoiseach - Thursday 14 February, 2013

Shatter drops strong hint that Taoiseach will apologise to Magdalenes

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said the Government wants to bring closure to the issue.

# taoiseach - Monday 11 February, 2013

Taoiseach extends ‘best wishes’ to Pope, President writes Pontiff a letter

Enda Kenny clashed with the Catholic Church in the last two years, slamming the “the dysfunction, the disconnection, the elitism that dominates the Vatican today” after the Cloyne report in 2011.

# taoiseach - Friday 8 February, 2013

Taoiseach and Tánaiste to meet with Magdalene survivors

Eamon Gilmore said the government is eager to listen to the women about their needs and about what its response to the report should be.

# taoiseach - Wednesday 6 February, 2013

Magdalenes ask Enda Kenny to meet with them

Magdalene Survivors Together said they were left “devastated” after the Taoiseach stopped short of apologising to them on behalf of the State.

# taoiseach - Sunday 3 February, 2013

Column: Why are Ireland’s first lady and family so invisible?

In comparison to the US, first spouses and first families are well outside the political fray here in Ireland – but why so, asks Larry Donnelly.

# taoiseach - Friday 1 February, 2013

Taoiseach reveals how Action Plan on Jobs is progressing

The Taoiseach has launched the plan’s fourth report, saying that the rate of unemployment “remains unacceptably high” in Ireland.

# taoiseach - Sunday 27 January, 2013

Irish Mail on Sunday apologises to Brian Cowen over California picture

The paper has also acknowledged that the former taoiseach attended a course at Stanford University at his own expense, with no public funding involved.

# taoiseach - Wednesday 23 January, 2013

Enda Kenny and Michael Noonan to attend Davos

The Taoiseach and Minister for Finance will join other world leaders at the influential meeting to discuss issues affecting the global economy.

# taoiseach - Tuesday 22 January, 2013

The Evening Fix… now with added Beyoncé miming

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.

Bill Gates to meet with Taoiseach, Tánaiste and President tomorrow

The Microsoft founder and philanthropist is also reported to be meeting Bono on his visit to Ireland tomorrow.

# taoiseach - Wednesday 16 January, 2013

Kenny: Irish have borne weight of bank debt with “courage, patience and dignity”

The Taoiseach said that Ireland is “taking steps on the road to recovery”, while speaking at the European Parliament today.

# taoiseach - Saturday 29 December, 2012

From The Daily Edge State Papers

How much was a round of drinks in 1973?

Let’s look at the Taoiseach’s drink bill to find out…

# taoiseach - Thursday 27 December, 2012

PICS: A year in the life – Enda Kenny

What was 2012 like for the Taoiseach?

# taoiseach - Friday 21 December, 2012

VIDEO: Here’s Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s Christmas message to Ireland

In his annual Christmas message the Taoiseach praises the people of Ireland for their efforts to get the country back on track.

# taoiseach - Friday 14 December, 2012

Gerry Adams urges Taoiseach: put pressure on for full Pat Finucane inquiry

The Sinn Féin leader said the Irish government ‘needs to shift into a higher gear in support of the Finucane family, who want a public inquiry into the death of Pat finucane.

# taoiseach - Wednesday 12 December, 2012

Dáil votes down Sinn Féin’s motion of no confidence in the government

The motion was defeated with Labour TD Pat Rabbitte calling it “parliamentary farce”.

Government “strongly disagrees” with decision not to conduct public Finucane inquiry

Speaking in the Dáil today both Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said they would continue to seek a public inquiry.

The 5 at 5: Wednesday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

# taoiseach - Monday 3 December, 2012

Dropbox to open office in Dublin

This is the first office that Dropbox has opened outside of the United States.

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