Politics

New ministers to be revealed as Varadkar takes reins of power

Áras an Uachtaráin will be the first stop in a carefully choreographed handover of the role of Taoiseach today

Leo Varadkdar: After more than two years as Tánaiste, he takes over as leader of the country today. Picture: Bryan Meade

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will travel to Áras an Uachtaráin this morning to submit his resignation to President Michael D Higgins.

It is the start of a series of handover events that have been carefully laid out in the Programme for Government negotiated two-and-a-half years ago. The only change is the date of the rotation, with Martin passing the job of Taoiseach to Leo Varadkar today instead of last Thursday due to his need to attend ...