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Ireland to get its youngest ever premier as Simon Harris elected leader of Fine Gael party

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Ireland to get its youngest ever premier as Simon Harris elected leader of Fine Gael party

Ireland’s Minister for Higher Education, Simon Harris, speaks after being announced as the new leader of Fine Gael at the party’s leadership election convention, in Athlone, Ireland, on March 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ireland is poised to get its youngest-ever premier after Simon Harris secured the leadership of the Fine Gael party on…

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Leo Varadkar announces he is stepping down as Ireland’s PM

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Leo Varadkar announces he is stepping down as Ireland’s PM

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. File. | Photo Credit: AP Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar will stand down from the position, and also relinquish his role as the leader of the governing Fine Gael party, he announced on March 20. “When I became party leader and Taoiseach [Prime Minister] back in June 2017, I knew…

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Irish PM concedes defeat in a vote over constitutional amendments about family and women

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Irish PM concedes defeat in a vote over constitutional amendments about family and women

‘No’ campaigners celebrate at Dublin Castle as the result is announced in the first of the twin referendums to change the Constitution on family and care, in Dublin, Saturday March 9, 2024. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has conceded defeat in the vote over two constitutional amendments that would have broadened the definition of family…

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