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Born January 10, 1960 (age 64) • Tullamore • Ireland
Title / Office prime minister (2008-), Ireland
Political Affiliation Fianna Fáil

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prime minister of Ireland
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Micheál Martin
prime minister of Ireland
Eamon de Valera
Eamon de Valera
president of Ireland
Constance Markievicz
Anglo-Irish countess and political activist
Jack Lynch
prime minister of Ireland
Charles Haughey
prime minister of Ireland
Mary McAleese
Mary McAleese
president of Ireland
Albert Reynolds
prime minister of Ireland
Erskine H. Childers
president of Ireland
Seán F. Lemass
prime minister of Ireland
Patrick J. Hillery
president of Ireland
William Henry O’Shea
Irish nationalist
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Leo Varadkar
prime minister of Ireland
Charles Stewart Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell
Irish leader
Gerry Adams
Gerry Adams
Irish leader
Michael D. Higgins
Michael D. Higgins
president of Ireland
St. Columba
St. Columba
Christian missionary
William Thomas Cosgrave
William Thomas Cosgrave
president of Ireland
Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson
president of Ireland