Leo Varadkar has announced that he is stepping down as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader in a press conference earlier today.
Varadkar has served as Taoiseach since December 2022, and previously from 2017 to 2020.
Government parties have dismissed any suggestion that the announcement will lead to a general election.
Sinn Féin and some Independents have said that the people should decide who the next Taoiseach is by means of a general election, and not members of the Fine Gael parliamentary party.
