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Taoiseach
The Taoiseach is the head of government of Ireland, nominated by Dáil Éireann and appointed by the President. The office was created by the Constitution of 1937, replacing the President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, and Éamon de Valera was the first to hold it. The word means 'chief' or 'leader' in Irish.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Taoiseach. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/taoiseach
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