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]Ireland gets coalition government, Leo Varadkar to return as PM in 2022
Michael Martin will be Ireland’s prime minister (Taoiseach) for two and a half years, and will be replaced by Varadkar for the remaining period of the parliament from December 2022, reports from Dublin said.
Updated on Jun 27, 2020 09:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Micheal Martin to take over as Irish prime minister in grand coalition
Martin will lead the country until December 2022 when Varadkar is due to replace him in an accord agreed by Martin’s Fianna Fail party and Varadkar’s Fine Gael.
Updated on Jun 27, 2020 07:44 AM IST
Bloomberg
Promoter behind Fury-Joshua deal provokes outrage in Ireland
Daniel Kinahan, an Irishman currently based in the UAE, was name-checked on three occasions by Fury when the WBC champion announced Wednesday he had reached an agreement with three-belt titleholder Joshua for a fight in 2021.
Updated on Jun 11, 2020 11:04 PM IST
DUBLIN | Associated Press
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Updated on Apr 06, 2020 08:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Irish PM Varadkar returns to hospital duty to help Covid-19 patients
Reports from Dublin said Ireland’s caretaker prime minister Leo Varadkar, who practised medicine for seven years before joining politics, rejoined the country’s medical register in March to work a session a week.
Updated on Apr 06, 2020 08:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
After poll loss, Indian-origin Leo Varadkar quits as Ireland PM
The majority mark in the 160-seat parliament (effectively 159, since the speaker does not vote) is 80. Varadkar’s Fine Gael party won 35 seats, Fianna Fail 38 and Sinn Fein 35. Both Fine Gael and Fianna Fail are against forming a coalition with Sinn Fein.
Updated on Feb 21, 2020 05:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Irish PM Leo Varadkar resigns, assumes caretaker role
Varadkar “has this evening conveyed to the president his resignation from office,” the government said in a statement.
Updated on Feb 21, 2020 05:19 AM IST
Dublin | Agence France-Presse
Irish PM Leo Varadkar set to quit as parliament returns following inconclusive election
The Dail -- the parliament’s lower house -- is likely to adjourn at around 2000 GMT and Varadkar will offer his resignation, staying on as interim leader until a new government is formed.
Updated on Feb 20, 2020 08:24 PM IST
Dublin | Agence France-Presse
Ireland PM Leo Varadkar set to fade as Sinn Fein bids for power
The left-wing Sinn Fein, which shares power in Northern Ireland, has upset calculations with its remarkable performance in Ireland, even though it fielded only 42 candidates.
Updated on Feb 11, 2020 05:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Indian-origin Irish PM Leo Varadkar suffers bruising polls
Varadkar’s party was pushed down to third place with Sinn Fein in the lead, followed by conservative Fianna Fail in second place. Varadkar, whose father was born in Mumbai, has indicated a coalition with Fianna Fail could be possible.
Updated on Feb 10, 2020 05:09 PM IST
London | Press Trust of India
Ireland poll: PM Leo Varadkar on the back-foot; coalition likely
Final results of Ireland poll will be known later in the week, when talks between contending parties are expected to last days or weeks, before a coalition government is formed.
Updated on Feb 09, 2020 10:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Leo Varadkar faces stiff challenge in Ireland poll
The Indian-origin prime minister of Ireland who played a key role in Brexit talks and oversaw a radical change in the Catholic country’s abortion law in 2018, is facing a stiff challenge in Saturday’s election, with his party finishing third in opinion polls.
Updated on Feb 07, 2020 05:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Ireland passes Bill to legalise abortion following May referendum
Ireland on Thursday passed a Bill to legalise abortion following a referendum in the country in May on the controversial issue sparked by the death of Savita Halappanavar, who died in 2012 when she was refused abortion due to prevailing laws.
Updated on Dec 14, 2018 08:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | HT Correspondent
Ireland’s new abortion law may be named after Savita Halappanavar
Together For Yes, an umbrella group representing pro-repeal organisations, called on the government to start immediately working on legislation.
Updated on May 28, 2018 07:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
“We’ve got justice,” says Savita Halappanavar’s father after Ireland votes to repeal abortion ban
Savita Halappanavar’s death was a catalyst for the movement to repeal the eighth amendment, paving the way for new legislation to allow for the termination of pregnancies in the predominantly Catholic country.
Updated on May 27, 2018 04:31 PM IST
Press Trust of India, London | Press Trust of India
Ireland holds referendum on its strict abortion laws
Ireland was traditionally one of the most religious countries in Europe. However, the Catholic Church’s influence has waned in recent years following a series of child sex abuse scandals.
Updated on May 25, 2018 09:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
UK peer calls Irish PM Varadkar ‘a typical Indian’, denies being racist
Lord Kilclooney, a member of Britain’s House of Lords, responded to a BBC headline on Twitter which read: “DUP: Varadkar’s visit to Northern Ireland showed ‘disrespect’”. Kilclooney tweeted back with the words, “Typical Indian”.
Updated on May 01, 2018 09:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar