Leo Varadkar, the Prime Minister of Ireland, announced his resignation citing personal and political reasons. Varadkar faced criticism for his handling of healthcare and housing issues. His legacy includes commitment to the Good Friday Agreement and liberalizing Ireland. Simon Harris is likely to succeed Varadkar as the next Irish PM.
Opinion | Good riddance, Varadkar. But at least this political generation knows when to go As he joins Jacinda Ardern and Sanna Marin in stepping down early, the era of the career politician may be over 🖋 @rosielanners https://t.co/pvteH6o7g1
Donohoe backs Simon Harris to be Ireland’s next prime minister https://t.co/YvBuep1h9P via @livfletcher_ @ocrook https://t.co/awsYBo0nhY
Ireland’s Paschal Donohoe gives his support to Simon Harris, who is the front runner to become the country’s next prime minister after Leo Varadkar's surprise resignation https://t.co/bq3kOmZGvY
“New blood at the top with more disciplined messaging is exactly what we need now.” No, not a Tory MP on Rishi Sunak, but Fine Gael TD on Leo Varadkar's resignation in a last-gasp bid to avoid an historic election defeat. See @POLITICOEurope: https://t.co/TptjgM0GjD
Leo Varadker has stepped down in Ireland. In his resignation statement he talked about changes to abortion and marriage laws, to coping with Brexit and COVID. Can't believe he didn't mention panting after Kylie.... #ElectoralDysfunction @SkyNews @BethRigby @jessphillips https://t.co/PrZ9SGPsYy
Scenes in Ireland as Leo Varadkar resigns. His push for lgbtq BS was the last straw. https://t.co/j2Hv1lQfrs
Fine Gael party figures fall in line behind Simon Harris as next Irish leader https://t.co/6BArvHfMuX via @ft
🇵🇸🇮🇱 Were Zionists behind the resignation of Irish PM Leo Varadkar? https://t.co/ob284Oc7Hx
BREAKING: Simon Harris has confirmed he will stand for Fine Gael party https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/767tl6q0jg
It was nice to co-host the Bloomberg UK politics pod today with @chepker! We interview former Irish ambassador to the US and UK @DanMulhall about Leo Varadkar's resignation and his likely successor as Taoiseach: Simon Harris. https://t.co/VZDq2k99Tr
In Ireland, Leo Varadkar is getting out of politics while the getting's still good. | @michaelbd https://t.co/BjopUV14ZP
Varadkar’s cohort saw Northern Ireland much as unionists in the North once saw the south: poor and backward. @TomMcTague: 👇 https://t.co/avkwfRBWPX
IRELAND Taoiseach to be Simon Harris pictured here with Dr. Sidhbh Gallagher Gallagher is an infamous surgeon who notoriously boasts of 'yeeting the teets' of hundreds of young Gender Dysphoria patients each year, many of whom have now called for her to be investigated https://t.co/MH7pw8MWqL
This is the front runner for Ireland prime minister. Another WEF puppet. https://t.co/jlzs8Ykkye
IRELAND In 2020, Taoiseach to be Simon Harris claimed that prolifers were loitering around hospitals to ask women who'd miscarried if they were going to murder their child Harris was repeating claims posted on an anonymous Antifa account before quietly never mentioning again https://t.co/i635vGlRws
'This life was never for him': Leo Varadkar reveals his partner Matthew Barrett is 'delighted' with his decision to quit as Irish PM and says the pair shared a takeaway after his emotional resignation speech https://t.co/oi74nP8trf https://t.co/xLHLhdKA5Y
BREAKING: Ireland poised to elect youngest ever prime minister who took tough stance on Brexit https://t.co/OslUI3c61I
Ireland poised to elect youngest ever prime minister who took tough stance on Brexit https://t.co/OslUI3c61I
‘Varadkar represented a generation whose interest in Northern Ireland was defined mostly by the lack of it.’ He wasn’t emotionally invested in unification, writes @TomMcTague: 👇 https://t.co/avkwfRBWPX
Breaking News: Will Ireland have a leader it can trust or is the fix in to replace globalist puppet Varadkar with another globalist shill that will continue to destroy Ireland and weaken the Irish people with mass Illegal immigration!!! #Ireland https://t.co/WmbHHtxwOP
BREAKING: Current Irish Education Minister Simon Harris likely to be the next Irish PM after other front-runners drop out. https://t.co/xItZsH7tea 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/aVGUNhcSI3
✍️ 'Varadkar's resignation came as a bolt from the blue to the political establishment, yet can be seen as a reflection of his lost authority' | Telegraph View Read more👇 https://t.co/QLu1kkROIH https://t.co/gliXtxStPS
IRELAND Simon Harris, the most likely man to occupy the role of leader of Ireland, claimed that women never ever 'demand abortions' Video evidence shows otherwise https://t.co/JDbnFhK3Lv
IRELAND The likely next Taoiseach Simon Harris PROMISED voters in 2011 that they could trust him to be prolife He ended up being one of the most extreme pro abortion politicians in the history of the state https://t.co/GccfCOopNQ
Leo Varadkar symbolised the new Ireland of self-interested prosperity https://t.co/i3hdnUPGvK
This by Tom McTague is probably the most insightful account of Varadkar you will read in British media https://t.co/uwfKT8bGAh
.@TomMcTague grasping some nettles here to improve the view of Varadkar’s legacy. https://t.co/QbT4VdRBn1
“And so we say goodbye to this strangely awkward and aloof Taoiseach who became a liberal pin-up outside Ireland — even though his final lesson was in the ruthless pursuit of naked national interest.” https://t.co/hYu1s6SNkb
Varadkar resigned as all leaders do: dispirited & unpopular. His party trails badly. Ireland’s housing crisis borders on the obscene. And a certain edginess has attached itself to the country. But what is his legacy? Easy. He won Brexit. My piece👇 https://t.co/hYu1s6SNkb
Irish PM @LeoVaradkar has resigned. The Fine Gael leader is said to have resigned over plummeting poll numbers, failing to pass the anti-family amendments to the constitution & pro-immigration polices. He called protestors, inc mothers pushing children in buggies as far-right. https://t.co/7qm56yvy1V
A senior unionist summed up Varadkar for me: “He sent me up the wall during high points of Brexit. But, do you know something, he was sticking up for his case a lot better than May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak were doing for unionism”.
IRELAND Front runner to be declared the next unelected Taoiseach is Simon Harris. In 2019, Harris used his position as Minister for Health to attack a local Catholic parish newsletter that was not in line with government policy https://t.co/4NSP2cE3Sb
‘Varadkar calculated — correctly — that for the first time in Irish history, Britain was in a weaker position than Ireland.’ Read @TomMcTague on the Brexit Taoiseach: 👇 https://t.co/avkwfRBWPX
Part of my interview with @BethRigby @SkyNews last night about @LeoVaradkar’s resignation as #Taoiseach. 👇 https://t.co/mqtTwpyfey
Razor sharp by @TomMcTague on Leo Varadkar https://t.co/1CHeAAuQxL
Who could be Ireland's next taoiseach? https://t.co/4LvkKeWoyF
Leo Varadkar: Key moments for Brexit taoiseach https://t.co/GmQwKrC5qe
What is Leo Varadkar’s central legacy as Taoiseach? Easy. He won Brexit. @TomMcTague: 👇 https://t.co/avkwfRBWPX
Who could be Ireland's next PM? https://t.co/w7DcJNPIHx
Ireland PM Announces “Shocking” Resignation After Urging Biden To “Stop Bombing Gaza” | Watch https://t.co/K5seqqG0oi
Irish PM resigns after losing two “progressive” amendments to constitution. Every major political party and leader was in favour of them. All the mainstream media and opinion formers. Unions and business. Ireland’s massive array of NGOs. Even the polls predicted easy wins.…
Irish PM Leo Varadkar’s career ended because he went woke https://t.co/OFEcUg5ZLS https://t.co/oKDzVLHEEa
Ireland’s next leader has a tough job: Hold back Sinn Fein https://t.co/Iha3BgWt1e via @jenniduggan https://t.co/zTQi3tAkVR
With the sudden exit of Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, the nationalist Sinn Fein party now has an opportunity to take power for the first time in 2025, or sooner https://t.co/LoXDVMedJB
Ireland's Leo Varadkar has announced he is stepping down as prime minister. He previously met with US President Joe Biden to discuss the situation in Gaza. @jamesmatthewsky tells @SkyYaldaHakim more ⬇️ 🌏 https://t.co/4iUo4Yk1KL 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/DUQDfZwawX
EU nation’s leader announces surprise resignation Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has resigned in the wake of a failed constitutional referendum on how the state defines families https://t.co/TBO0lu0Ra4 https://t.co/jaZIROB4Fm
🇮🇪 The Taoiseach was hailed at home for Brexit stance and liberalising his country, but leaves it gripped by housing and immigration crises https://t.co/6pAkvNPWUJ
Mr Varadkar was Ireland's youngest-ever leader when first elected, as well as its first openly gay prime minister. https://t.co/VmZ4LtlNbs
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said he was resigning. This comes as he prepares for a general election that his party may lose. The curse of Zelensky's handshake worked again. https://t.co/BARH6H9edw
It’s been a great pleasure working with @LeoVaradkar and his colleagues over the last three and a half years. I’ve always enjoyed our meals, meetings and conversations. Every best wish to him for the future. https://t.co/JLoIZiF9R1
"We were describing it as the Jurgen Klopp defence of politics." With Leo Varadkar stepping down as Taoiseach, Business Post's Daniel McConnell tells @AndrewMarr9 there is 'an element of burnout' that led to the Irish PM's decision. https://t.co/MGbOHQuwbr
Leo Varadkar: I am no longer best man to be Irish PM #globalrisk https://t.co/mo3n3Cs8g0
“This is not an easy time to be an incumbent in any country in Europe.” Former Irish Ambassador to the US @DanMulhall on Leo Varadkar's surprise resignation. #PoliticsHub with @BethRigby https://t.co/GlTNastFii 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/4T5k8zYTAV
With Leo Varadkar announcing he will step down as Irish PM, @IainDale and his panel discuss his resignation and more. Watch live on @GlobalPlayer.
"We were describing it as the Jurgen Klopp defensive politics." With Leo Varadkar stepping down as Taoiseach, Business Post's Daniel McConnell tells @AndrewMarr9 there is 'an element of burnout' that led to the Irish PM's decision. https://t.co/9mRAvExyte
I wish @LeoVaradkar all the very best as he steps down as Ireland’s Taoiseach. Beyond his remarkable leadership and service to Ireland, he has always been very generous to me with his time and counsel. I thank him for being such a great friend of New Zealand.
Following Leo Varadkar’s surprise announcement that he is stepping down as Ireland’s Prime Minister, the question has quickly turned to who will take his place 👇Find out who the main contenders might be below🧵
A police interview, picnics during the Covid crisis and an 'ill-judged' Monica Lewinsky joke: How Leo Varadkar went from youngest ever PM to 'electoral loser' during roller coaster career as he quits in Irish 'political earthquake' https://t.co/Ki72YWnIZ7 https://t.co/QlKnm3tz2v
Following Leo Varadkar’s surprise announcement that he is stepping down as Ireland’s Prime Minister, the question has quickly turned to who will take his place 👇Find out who the main contenders are below🧵
Who will become Ireland's next prime minister? https://t.co/HfS0jyz2nj https://t.co/GvUcPXc0vK
On behalf of the Labour Party, I pay tribute to Leo Varadkar for his years of service to the people of Ireland. Through a period of change in Anglo-Irish relations, his commitment to the Good Friday Agreement has been absolute. I wish him well for the future.
Surprise resignation from Leo Varadkar. Follows a government humiliation in this month’s two-pronged referendum on removing sexist references from the country’s 87-year-old constitution, overwhelmingly rejected by voters, Politico reports. https://t.co/NahVB2NWta
DID ZIONIST FORCE THE IRISH PRIME MINISTER TO RESIGN? Yesterday: “We see our story in the eyes of the Palestinians, a story of displacement, deprivation, denied national identity, forced migration, discrimination and now starvation.” Today: “I am resigning as President and… https://t.co/xXzbvZ4qma
Leo Varadkar: Irish leader caps off legacy of firsts with shock departure https://t.co/aaBRfNPqgJ
Elon Musk celebrates Leo Varadkar resigning as Irish PM. https://t.co/mXJc3F6Zod
Who could replace Leo Varadkar? Read more 🔗 https://t.co/eYkakotptg
🇮🇪🇽🇰 Ireland's PM Leo Varadkar announced surprise resignation 20 days after meeting with Kosovo's PM Albin Kurti. https://t.co/zhNv7d4e7X
🗳️ The resignation of Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has come as a shock. 🎙️ On the #Daily, @skynewsniall is joined by Ireland correspondent @SMurphyTV to look at Mr Varadkar's legacy as both the youngest and openly gay Taoiseach 👇 🎧 https://t.co/IJafU5jPf9
'History will come to view Varadkar’s premierships through the lens of two issues: Brexit, and the relentless advance of Sinn Féin.' @HCH_Hill 👇 https://t.co/Q72R65upBW
STORY | Ireland’s Indian-origin PM Leo Varadkar resigns for 'personal & political reasons' READ: https://t.co/g82wBvTxcm https://t.co/ZtXemLJk92
'What you're looking at in Ireland is a risen people.' Irish Freedom Party President, Hermann Kelly, on what Prime Minister Leo Varadkar's resignation means for Ireland. https://t.co/SS9NS5zh9B
Varadkar resigns after beating Thatcher’s record for children made homeless. Varadkar said: “Maggie’s record was set in the 80’s, a decade of deficits. I set a new record amidst unprecedented surpluses & media never questioned it, lols, except Tommy! 😡” https://t.co/t6Ez0cGX5O
Varadkar resigns after finally beating Thatcher’s record for children made homeless. Varadkar said: “Maggie’s record was set in the 80’s, a decade of deficits. I set a new record for child homelessness amidst unprecedented surpluses & Irish media never questioned it, lols,…
Leo Varadkar didn't learn from Nicola Sturgeon's failure to enact progressive legislation. The Taoiseach's time in office has ended in humiliation, writes @HCH_Hill 👇 https://t.co/Q72R65upBW
Grateful to 🇮🇪 Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar for his steadfast commitment & support for the people of #Belarus. His efforts have created a strong bond between 🇮🇪 & democratic Belarus. Wishing him all the best in his new endeavors & excited to keep strengthening our ties with Ireland. https://t.co/22zorW3qZP
The defining images of Leo Varadkar's time in charge of Ireland. https://t.co/F8R0nJY9li
Leo Varadkar resigns as Taoiseach of Ireland... ironically on #InternationalDayOfHappiness https://t.co/DrjQihX28A
leo varadkar stepping down as taoiseach/irish pm: “one part of leadership is knowing when the time has come to pass on the baton to somebody else, and then having the courage to do it” american politicians, take note https://t.co/nJm6Mbz6Rl
I would like to commend @LeoVaradkar for his many years of public service in Ireland and thank him for his steadfast support of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement and commitment to UK-Ireland relations. I wish him the very best for the future.
Leo Varadkar has led his country through some momentous changes. Throughout he has been totally committed to protecting the Good Friday Agreement and the peace it has brought. 1/2
Resignation of Irish PM @LeoVaradkar signalling shift? Varadkar labeled Irish citizens protesting against housing illegals, pushing LGBT agendas and farming legislation as “far right”, but has a recent national vote indicated the Irish have had enough? https://t.co/ysa8xk44Dd
In an emotional address, Leo Varadkar reeled off his perceived achievements but acknowledged there were failures he would "leave to others to point out." https://t.co/SVjorlBryR
Ireland Prime Minister resigns in shame after blistering defeat. This tool tried to make the Irish Constitution more woke. Irish people said hell no. https://t.co/xeBmU6PACb
This is what PM Leo Varadkar's Ireland was like. https://t.co/P0N8Sy9QqT
Leo Varadkar has walked away after a career of serial Political failure. He leaves a million Irish citizens waiting for healthcare and a generation unable to hope of ever owning a home. Im proud I exposed his lies and double dealing. I'd do it all again in a heartbeat. https://t.co/9oqmpoVXlr