Taoisigh of Ireland

Name every Taoiseach (Irish head of government) since 1922.
Years marked with an asterisk (*) are when the President of the Executive Council was the head of government, rather than the Taoiseach.
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First submittedApril 9, 2024
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Years in office
Taoisigh
1922 - 1932*
W.T. Cosgrave
1922 - 1937*
Éamon de Valera
1937 - 1948
Éamon de Valera
1948 - 1951
John A. Costello
1951 - 1954
Éamon de Valera
1954 - 1957
John A. Costello
1957 - 1959
Éamon de Valera
1959 - 1966
Seán Lemass
1966 - 1973
Jack Lynch
1973 - 1977
Liam Cosgrave
1977 - 1979
Jack Lynch
1979 - 1981
Charles Haughey
1981 - 1982
Garret FitzGerald
1982 - 1982
Charles Haughey
1982 - 1987
Garret FitzGerald
1987 - 1992
Charles Haughey
1992 - 1994
Albert Reynolds
1994 - 1997
John Bruton
1997 - 2008
Bertie Ahern
2008 - 2011
Brian Cowen
2011 - 2017
Enda Kenny
2017 - 2020
Leo Varadkar
2020 - 2022
Micheál Martin
2022 - 2024
Leo Varadkar
2024 - 2025
Simon Harris
2025 - Incumbent
Micheál Martin
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Level 61
Apr 9, 2024
Duh! I don't know if I'm having a bad day or am just totally clueless. Missed some obvious ones. I'd never realised that although there have been a few woman presidents, there's not yet been a female Toiseach. I wonder why that should be.
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Level 43
Apr 10, 2024
Thanks for playing! There have been 4 Táinaistí (second to the Taoiseach) in our history, however none have managed to get promoted to the coveted role of Taoiseach. Mary Lou McDonald is currently the president of Sinn Féin, who have never secured a majority but could in the next Dáil.