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Simon Harris is installed as Ireland's new prime minister. He's the country's youngest leader
LONDON (AP) — Lawmaker Simon Harris was elected Ireland's prime minister by a vote in parliament Tuesday, becoming at 37 the country’s youngest-ever leader. Harris takes over as head of Ireland’s three-party coalition government from Leo Varadkar, who announced his surprise...
Ireland poised to get its youngest ever premier as Simon Harris elected leader of Fine Gael party
LONDON (AP) — Ireland is poised to get its youngest-ever premier next month after Simon Harris secured the leadership of the Fine Gael party on Sunday, replacing Leo Varadkar who announced his surprise resignation last week. The 37-year-old Harris, who has been the coalition...
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he's quitting for personal and political reasons
LONDON (AP) — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who made history as his country's first gay and first biracial leader, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down for reasons that he said were both personal and political. Varadkar announced Wednesday he is quitting immediately...
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he will step down as soon as a successor is chosen
Biden casts the election as prom night for the voters who 'brung me to the dance'
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden talks to his supporters, he can make the presidential election sound like a high school prom. “You guys brought me to the dance in 2020,” he told Irish Americans on a campaign call Friday, suggesting these are the voters who got him...
Hosting Ireland's prime minister, Biden celebrates his Irish roots (as he likes to do)
WASHINGTON (AP) — With St. Patrick's Day this weekend, President Joe Biden got to dwell Friday on one of his favorite subjects: Ireland. Biden played host to Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar at the White House and then the two attended a luncheon at the U.S. Capitol as the two...
Irish prime minister concedes defeat in a vote over constitutional amendments about family and women
DUBLIN (AP) — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar conceded defeat Saturday as two constitutional amendments he supported that would have broadened the definition of family and removed language about a woman’s role in the home were headed toward rejection. Varadkar, who pushed the...
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar concedes defeat for amendments over definition of family and the woman’s role at home
Ireland's Constitution says a woman's place is in the home. Voters are being asked to change that
DUBLIN (AP) — According to Ireland’s Constitution, a woman’s place is in the home. Irish voters will decide Friday — International Women’s Day — whether to change the 87-year-old document to remove passages the government says are outdated and sexist. The twin referendums...
Irish President Michael Higgins is to remain in hospital as a precaution after feeling unwell
LONDON (AP) — Irish President Michael Higgins was expected to spend the weekend in the hospital as a precaution after he felt ill, his office said Friday. Higgins, 82, was admitted to St James’s Hospital on Thursday after feeling unwell. He underwent tests and was to remain in...