Leo Varadkar

Varadkar faces familiar problems in return as Irish PM

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Leo Varadkar returned as Irish prime minister on Saturday to again face the intractable housing crisis that cost him a full second term and made Sinn Fein…

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Micheál Martin resigns as Taoiseach in a planned handover of power

Micheál Martin has formally resigned as Ireland’s premier, paving the way for Leo Varadkar to succeed him in a planned handover of power. Mr Varadkar will later be confirmed as…

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Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar answers to the call ‘Your Country Needs You’ and re-registers as medical practitioner

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has re-registered as a medical practitioner and will work one shift a week to help out during the coronavirus crisis, RTE reports. Mr Varadkar worked as a doctor for…

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Varadkar resigns as Irish Pm

Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar, the current Taoiseach, formally resigned as prime minister after the votes but will stay on as caretaker leader until a successor is chosen. The leaders…

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The Irish ‘shock’ election – Analysis

The weekend's election in Ireland is being deemed as a seismic election, primarily because it has reshaped the traditional electoral landscape, with the left-wing nationalist party Sinn Féin surging into…

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Ireland to hold snap general election on February 8

Ireland will hold a snap general election next month, the country's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar told his cabinet Tuesday morning. Irish media reported that the vote will be held on…

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Irish PM says Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge ‘worth examining’

Ireland's premier Leo Varadkar has said he will not dismiss the idea of building a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland but insisted the UK must pay for it. UK…

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UK team propose free trade agreement to end Brexit stalemate

Britain is proposing a move towards a "pared-down free trade agreement" to end the Brexit stalemate and get a deal done by the end of October, according to well-placed sources in…

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Irish PM Leo Varadkar says Brexit deal ‘very difficult’ before the 31 October

It will be "very difficult" for the UK and the EU to reach a Brexit agreement before the 31 October deadline, Irish leader Leo Varadkar has said. He told Irish…

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Photo Story: Diplomacy Scandinavian style

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (R) and Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar (L) ride a bicycle ahead of a meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. Varadkar is on a tour to Nordic…

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British Cabinet to meet to discuss new Brexit proposals after a lukewarm response from the EU

Boris Johnson and his Cabinet meet today to discuss the hostile reaction from Dublin and Brussels to his new Brexit blueprint which includes scrapping the Irish backstop. Ireland's Prime Minister…

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Irish PM states no-deal Brexit checks needed near Irish border

Some checks on goods and live animals may need to take place near the Irish border in a no-deal Brexit, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said. As far as…

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Ireland to try block Mercosur trade deal because of concerns over Amazon fires

As wildfires rage through the Brazilian Amazon, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said Dublin will vote against a trade deal between the European Union and South American trade bloc…

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Expectations mount that May will have to resign if MPs reject her deal

The Financial Times reported that Theresa May’s premiership is under increasing pressure after a week of shifting Brexit policies, in which she raised the prospect of a no-deal Brexit on…

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