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# taoiseach - Monday 13 January, 2020
Kevin 'Boxer' Moran is leaving the Independent Alliance
The junior minister said he may rejoin or join another grouping after the election.
# taoiseach - Sunday 12 January, 2020
Leo Varadkar has 'made a decision' on the election but won't tell us what it is yet
The Taoiseach told RTÉ’s This Week that ‘there is protocol around this’.
# taoiseach - Tuesday 7 January, 2020
'I'm exhausted': Frustration in the Mater Hospital's 'rammed' Emergency Department
The Mater was the hospital with the highest number of patients on trolleys in Dublin yesterday morning, according to the INMO.
# taoiseach - Monday 6 January, 2020
Eyes on February election as Varadkar schedules parliamentary party meeting for Friday
Will Leo cut and run?
# taoiseach - Monday 30 December, 2019
Micheál Martin says he will carry on as FF leader even if he fails to become Taoiseach
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are neck-and-neck in the polls.
# taoiseach - Saturday 28 December, 2019
The Christmas cards sent to Haughey asking him not to forget The Birmingham Six
“This will be the 16th Christmas that my father and the five men… will spend imprisoned for a crime that they did not commit,” one letter said.
# taoiseach - Thursday 26 December, 2019
Eamon Ryan: Green Party taoiseach is 'not far away'
The Green Party leader said that one of his successors could be taoiseach in two governments time.
# taoiseach - Tuesday 24 December, 2019
'I expect more from you': Letters of complaint sent to the Taoiseach called on him to drop Verona Murphy
Leo Varadkar admits that the Verona Murphy controversy has caused reputational damage to Fine Gael.
# taoiseach - Monday 23 December, 2019
Taoiseach contacts Micheál Martin to arrange talks about prolonging life of government
Martin previously called for talks to retain the confidence-and-supply agreement between the parties.
# taoiseach - Friday 20 December, 2019
'It was a mistake and I accept responsibility': Varadkar says FG shouldn't have run Verona Murphy
Speaking to reporters today, the Taoiseach said Murphy’s controversial comments came as a “big surprise”.
# taoiseach - Saturday 14 December, 2019
Reports of February general election are 'speculation', says Varadkar
The Taoiseach spoke on RTÉ’s Marian Finucane show this morning.
Leo Varadkar signed off on former Taoisigh special support plan four months after taking office
New documents obtained under FOI detail what would be involved in the supports.
# taoiseach - Thursday 5 December, 2019
If investigation finds Dara Murphy broke the rules he should pay back the money, says Taoiseach
Murphy is taking up a €150,000 a year job in the European Commission.
# taoiseach - Friday 29 November, 2019
Tusla involved in welfare plans for Lisa Smith's child, Taoiseach says
The former Defence Forces member who was married to an Islamic State fighter is due back in Ireland
# taoiseach - Tuesday 26 November, 2019
Leo Varadkar 'certainly' would not rule out a Citizens' Assembly on a United Ireland
Varadkar told the Dáil today he would not rule out holding an assembly, but said it was a “sensitive time” at the moment.
# taoiseach - Monday 4 November, 2019
Protesters plan 'bikini & shorts' protest over Taoiseach 'positive' climate change remarks
Varadkar said one of the benefits to climate change is warmer winters.
# taoiseach - Tuesday 1 October, 2019
'They deserve better': Taoiseach apologises to patients waiting on hospital trolleys as numbers rise
There were 10,641 patients on trolleys in Irish hospitals last month.
'I believe in a free press': Taoiseach says he doesn't condone Communicorp ban on certain Irish journalists
The Currency reporters are the latest Irish journalists to be banned from O’Brien-owned stations.
# taoiseach - Tuesday 24 September, 2019
Taoiseach tells Boris Johnson there is still a 'very wide gap' between UK and EU on Brexit deal
Leo Varadkar met Boris Johnson in New York today.
Government currently considering 10 petroleum licence applications in Irish waters
Yesterday, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told a UN climate summit that oil exploration in Irish waters would end.
# taoiseach - Monday 23 September, 2019
Taoiseach and Tusk: 'We have not seen proposals from the UK that achieve the objectives of the backstop'
Leo Varadkar met European Council President Donald Tusk this afternoon in New York.
# taoiseach - Saturday 14 September, 2019
Taoiseach: 'Anyone that reads the law will understand why we disagree with the Data Commissioner's report'
The Taoiseach confirmed that the government has yet to file any court documents appealing findings by the Data Protection Commissioner.
# taoiseach - Thursday 5 September, 2019
Taoiseach says 'perhaps not all the same brands' will be on supermarket shelves after no-deal Brexit
Varadkar offered a stark assessment of a no-deal scenario in a speech this evening.
# taoiseach - Sunday 28 July, 2019
Less than half of people satisfied with Taoiseach's Brexit strategy, poll suggests
That’s according to an opinion poll conducted by Kantar and Sunday Independent.
# taoiseach - Friday 26 July, 2019
Ian Paisley Jr accuses Coveney and Varadkar of 'unnecessarily aggressive' language
Varadkar said earlier today that Boris Johnson will have to “depart” from what he’s said recently if he wants a Brexit deal.
# taoiseach - Monday 22 July, 2019
'A long road ahead': Barry Cowen says former Taoiseach Brian Cowen making progress with health
Cowen was admitted to hospital after falling ill earlier this month.
# taoiseach - Friday 5 July, 2019
Pressure mounts on Taoiseach to publish internal report into Maria Bailey swing fall case
Varadakr said he cannot publish the report.
Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen in intensive care
The former Fianna Fáil politician was hospitalised last night.
# taoiseach - Saturday 15 June, 2019
Leo Varadkar says Maria Bailey case 'wasn't a plus' during election campaign
In a wide-ranging interview on RTÉ this morning, Varadkar spoke about the election result, homelessness, and ruled out a reshuffle.
# taoiseach - Wednesday 12 June, 2019
Varadkar says outsourcing of cervical smears is 'serious' and may be 'a breach of contract'
A report released yesterday indicated that Irish smear samples were sent to 16 labs – not 6, as was initially reported in 2018.
# taoiseach - Thursday 30 May, 2019
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says that Angela Kerins was 'badly treated' by the PAC
“Notwithstanding all the issues around Ms Kerins’ salary, I think she was badly treated,” Varadkar told the Dáil committees’ chairs.
# taoiseach - Wednesday 29 May, 2019
Families of Stardust victims to meet with Taoiseach today as part of fresh bid for new inquests
Campaigners submitted documents supporting their calls for new inquests to the Office of the Attorney General last month.
# taoiseach - Friday 24 May, 2019
'Anything is possible now': No-deal Brexit is more likely than ever before, says Tánaiste
‘We do have to prepare for the worst case,’ said Simon Coveney.
# taoiseach - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
Taoiseach: Co-living an option - 'it's not going to replace traditional houses and apartments'
Leo Varadkar and Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy faced opposition on their co-living stance in the Dáil today.
# taoiseach - Thursday 2 May, 2019
Harris says pathologists that raised concerns about Waterford mortuary 'carried out an important duty'
The journalist who broke the story has published the letter which originally raised concerns.
# taoiseach - Wednesday 1 May, 2019
'Where's the beef ya vegan?' Taoiseach met with protests from farmers in Cork city
A prize bull and farming machinery were brought to the protest outside Cork City Hall.
# taoiseach - Tuesday 30 April, 2019
Ireland's fourth offshore patrol vessel, the LÉ George Bernard Shaw, has been officially commissioned
Its name follows in the tradition of those given to the service’s three other ships.
# taoiseach - Thursday 18 April, 2019
Taoiseach says they've run into 'real difficulties' around legislating for exclusion zones at GP surgeries
Varadkar says government needs to ensure they are on solid ground if one is going to restrict the right to protest.
# taoiseach - Tuesday 16 April, 2019
'I'm no expert in the cultivation of cannabis': Taoiseach supports idea of Irish farmers growing cannabis in the future
In a wide-ranging interview with TheJournal.ie, Varadkar discussed John Delaney, Brexit, Peter Casey and the European elections.
# taoiseach - Saturday 6 April, 2019
Free GP care for under 12s as government agrees new contract with doctors
The government is increasing funding for GPs in exchange for reforms and changes to the services they provide.
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Poll: Will you vote in the general election on 8 February?
IN JUST OVER two weeks the country will go to the polls and cast a vote on who they want to be elected to Dáil Éireann.
Last Monday, candidates began canvassing in their respective constituencies in a bid to win support, while opinion polls have added further pressure to the bigger parties looking for a path into government.
Today is the last day for members of the public to register to vote. It is also the last day for election candidates to register their candidacy.
So with the race hotting up, we’re asking: Will you vote in the general election on 8 February?
Poll Results:
Yes (5769)
No (698)
Don't care/No interest (175)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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