Leo Varadkar

• Who is Simon Harris? 37-year-old emerges as sole candidate to be Ireland PM

  Ireland's Simon Harris, a 37-year-old politician best known for helping steer the country's response to COVID-19, entered the contest to become its prime minister on Thursday.

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  Mar 21
  
• Leo Varadkar to step down as Ireland’s prime minister. Why?

  In a surprise move, Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday he would step down as Ireland's prime minister and the leader of the governing Fine Gael party.

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  Mar 20
  
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• Micheal Martin becomes Ireland’s prime minister, will lead historic coalition

  Centrist politician Micheal Martin became Ireland's prime minster Saturday, fusing two longtime rival parties into a coalition four months after an election that upended the status quo.

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  Jun 27, 2020
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• Ireland election: Political parties scramble as Sinn Fein tops poll

  Ireland's political parties were scrambling to adjust to a new reality Monday, after an earth-shaking election that saw the left-wing nationalist party Sinn Fein win the biggest share of votes.

  Politics

  Feb 10, 2020
• Ireland to face messy coalition talks as exit polls show 3 parties in dead heat

  Vote counting began Sunday with analysts forecasting that some sort of coalition is inevitable. Full results are expected in two days.

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  Feb 9, 2020
• 3 Irish parties in dead heat to form next government, exit polls show

  Irish voters are choosing their next prime minister in an election where frustration with economic austerity and a housing crisis have fueled the rise of Sinn Fein, still shunned by the country’s main political parties because of its links to the Irish Republican Army.

  Politics

  Feb 8, 2020
• British PM Boris Johnson has a hectic week ahead as Brexit deadline nears

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pressing ahead to try to win parliamentary backing for his new Brexit deal even as the European Union considers his grudging request to extend the looming Oct. 31 Brexit deadline.

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  Oct 20, 2019
• U.K. PM Johnson requests Brexit delay while simultaneously arguing against it

  Johnson made clear he was making the request under duress. The letter was not signed. It was accompanied by a second letter, signed by Johnson, arguing that delay would “damage the interests if the U.K. and our EU partners.”

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  Oct 19, 2019
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• Brexit talks inch closer to tentative deal between EU, Britain

  Positive vibes radiated from French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a joint news conference in Toulouse, France.

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  Oct 16, 2019
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• European Union says agreement on Brexit unlikely this week as deadline looms

  As the Brexit maelstrom spins ever faster, Johnson and EU leaders face a tumultuous week of reckoning that could decide whether the divorce is orderly, acrimonious or delayed yet again.

  World

  Oct 14, 2019