Taoiseach
Sign in to saveThe taoiseach is the head of government, or prime minister of Ireland. The office is appointed by the president of Ireland upon nomination by Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Oireachtas, Ireland's national legislature) and the office-holder must retain the support of a majority in the Dáil to remain in office.
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The Taoiseach is Ireland's prime minister and head of government, appointed by the Irish president based on a nomination from the lower house of parliament (Dáil Éireann). The Taoiseach must maintain the support of a majority of members in the Dáil to stay in office, making parliamentary confidence essential to holding the position.
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Key facts
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- Taoiseach
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- Logo of the Department of the Taoiseach.svg
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- 300px
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- Micheal Martin, 2025 (cropped).jpg
- Official post.incumbent
- Micheál Martin
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- 23 January 2025
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- Head of government
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- Oireachtas
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- None
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- Government Buildings,Merrion Street, Dublin, Ireland
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- Dáil Éireann
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- President of Ireland
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Salary
- Residence
- Salute
- History
- Origins and etymology
- Debate on the title
- Modern office
- List of office holders
- President of the Executive Council
- Taoiseach
- Timeline
- Further reading
- Biographies
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The taoiseach is the head of government, or prime minister of Ireland. The office is appointed by the president of Ireland upon nomination by Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Oireachtas, Ireland's national legislature) and the office-holder must retain the support of a majority in the Dáil to remain in office.
The Irish word means "chief" or "leader", and was adopted in the 1937 Constitution of Ireland as the title of the "head of the Government or Prime Minister". It is the official title of the head of government in both English and Irish, and is not used for the prime ministers of other countries, who are instead referred to in Irish by the generic term . The phrase an Taoiseach is sometimes used in an otherwise English-language context, and means the same as "the taoiseach".