Taoiseach

British

/ ˈtiːʃæx /

noun

the prime minister of the Republic of Ireland

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Etymology

Origin of Taoiseach

from Irish Gaelic, literally: leader

Example Sentences

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Every year the taoiseach makes a trip to the US for St Patrick's Day and has an audience with the president at the White House.

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The taoiseach said "Europe is still a very good place to live", adding that Europe was sometimes "characterised wrongly in terms of it being overrun".

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Former Irish Ambassador to the US Dan Mulhall told Irish national broadcaster RTÉ that the taoiseach fared "well" in not damaging the economic ties between Ireland and the US in the meeting.

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"I think overall you could say, we got through a difficult day on a difficult course and the taoiseach came home fairly well, without any bruises on his body," he said on RTÉ's Morning Ireland programme.

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Speaking ahead of the summit, the Taoiseach said he was "delighted" to welcome Sir Keir and UK ministers to his home county of Cork.

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