List of spouses or partners of the Taoiseach explained

The spouse of the Taoiseach is the wife, husband or domestic partner of the Taoiseach of Ireland. The term "spouse of the Taoiseach" is not used in any official context.

The spouse of the Taoiseach often plays a public role accompanying their husband/partner in their duties as head of government at public events.[1]

List of spouses/partners

! Name!Dates of
marriage/partnership!Taoiseach (spouse)
Louisa Flanagan1919–1965W. T. Cosgrave
Sinéad Ní Fhlannagáin1910–1975Éamon de Valera
Ida Mary O'Malley1919–1956John A. Costello
Kathleen Hughes1924–1971Seán Lemass
Máirín O'Connor1946–1999Jack Lynch
Vera Osborne1952–2016Liam Cosgrave
Maureen Lemass1951–2006Charles Haughey
Joan O'Farrell1947–1999Garret FitzGerald
Kathleen Coen1960–2014Albert Reynolds
Finola Gill1978–2024John Bruton
1975–1992 (sep.)Bertie Ahern
Celia Larkin1996–2003
Mary Molloy1994–presentBrian Cowen
Fionnuala O'Kelly1992–presentEnda Kenny
Matthew Barrett2015–presentLeo Varadkar
Mary O'Shea1989–presentMicheál Martin
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See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Taoiseach's wife the keynote speaker at Women and Agriculture conference in Sligo today. Ocean FM. 15 October 2018.