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In Ireland the head of government is known as the Taoiseach. Currently (October 2012) Enda Kenny is the Taoiseach. The head of state is the president, currently Michael D. Higgins, but the head of government and head of state are separate roles.

You can go to Ireland's website for the government for more information.

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The Irish head of Government is officially called the Taoiseach (pronounced Tea-shock). It is an old Irish word for leader. The Taoiseach is the equivalent of a Prime Minister in other countries. Since March 2011 the Taoiseach has been Enda Kenny, leader of the Fine Gael party.

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The official title of a leader of an Irish government is Taoiseach (pronounced: Tee-shock). Since the 9th of March of 2011 the Taoiseach has been Enda Kenny. He is leader of the Fine Gael party, which is one of the current parties in government. The other is the Labour Party.

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Ireland does not have a Prime Minister. The head of an Irish government is called a Taoiseach, pronounced "Tee-shock". At the current time, June 2017, Leo Varadkar is the Taoiseach.

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The current president of Ireland is Michael D. Higgins, inaugurated on the 11th of November 2011.

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The Irish head of government's official title is "Taoiseach" pronounced "Tee-shock". The current Taoiseach is Enda Kenny.

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Peter Robinson is the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister is Martin McGuinness.

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