Taoiseach
| Taoiseach | |
|---|---|
since 23 January 2025 | |
| Style | Irish: A Thaoisigh |
| Type | Head of government |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Oireachtas |
| Residence | None |
| Seat | Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nominator | Dáil Éireann |
| Appointer | President of Ireland |
| Term length | While commanding the confidence of the majority of Dáil Éireann. No term limits are imposed on the office. |
| Constituting instrument | Article 13, Constitution of Ireland |
| Precursor | President of the Executive Council |
| Formation | 29 December 1937 |
| First holder | Éamon de Valera |
| Deputy | Tánaiste |
| Salary | €248,773 annually (2025) (including €115,953 TD salary) |
| Website | Department of the Taoiseach |
The Taoiseach (/ˈtiːʃəx/ ⓘ, TEE-shukh) is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. The office is appointed by the President of Ireland upon nomination by Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Oireachtas, Ireland's national legislature) and the office-holder must retain the support of a majority in the Dáil to remain in office.
The Irish word taoiseach means "chief" or "leader", and was adopted in the 1937 Constitution of Ireland as the title of the "head of the Government or Prime Minister". It is the official title of the head of government in both English and Irish, and is not used for the prime ministers of other countries, who are instead referred to in Irish by the generic term príomh-aire. The phrase an Taoiseach is sometimes used in an otherwise English-language context, and means the same as "the Taoiseach".
The incumbent Taoiseach is Micheál Martin, TD, leader of Fianna Fáil, who took office on 23 January 2025, following the 2024 general election and an agreement between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and independent TDs.