Talk:Leo Varadkar

Why can't an Indian have Gaelic version of their name

Guillaume is the French for William, ditto the German Wilhelm, and Gaelic Liam. The Norman family De Burgh is anglicized Burke and Gaelicised de Búrca. So why on earth can't Vardadkar (which means "from Varad") be Gaelicised to de Varad? This isn't makey-uppy - it's translation. Or can't a brown guy with an Indian Dad have a Gaelic name? 86.47.223.249 (talk) 17:06, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

It's already in the article in the Personal life section. Gaelicised / Made up - same thing here. Per WP:IMOS, it should not be used, as he does not use the name / is not known by this name. Spleodrach (talk) 10:41, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

Can somebody add an Irish Gaelic pronunciation of Varadkar's name? Quang, Bùi Huy (talk) 23:57, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

There is no “Irish Gaelic” pronunciation of his name, as his name is not Irish. He does not use an Irish language form of his name, nor is he referred to as “Leo de Varad” in Irish language media.

On Tuairisc.ie, for example, he is referred to as Leo Varadkar (link).

On TG4 he is referred to as Leo Varadkar (link).

Gaelicising his name would not add anything of value to this page, as in Irish his name is not Gaelicised. If it is in future Gaelicised, then we should move to include it. Xx78900 (talk) 00:47, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Ethnic minority in Ireland

The introduction says

He is Ireland's first, and the world's fifth, openly gay head of government
and the first Taoiseach to be from an ethnic minority in Ireland.

How is ethnic minority in Ireland defined? This is relevant because the 2nd Taoiseach, Éamon de Valera, had a similar background.

Éamon de Valera was born on 14 October 1882 in New York City, the son of Catherine Coll, who was originally from Bruree, County Limerick, and Juan Vivion de Valera, described on the birth certificate as a Spanish artist born in 1853. Some researchers have placed his father's place of birth in Cuba, while others have suggested other locations; according to Antonio Rivero Taravillo, he was born in Seville, while Ronan Fanning has him born in the Basque Country.

Of course, de Valera's father never moved to Ireland, but, apart from that, I don't see much difference.--46.142.141.129 (talk) 10:38, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

I think we should be blunt and refer to him as something along the lines of "mixed race". He's not just white or south Asian, he's both. His ethnicity could be boiled down to Irish & Indian. His race is perhaps more noteworthy here. SinoDevonian (talk) 00:27, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Controversies

There should be a controversies section added on its own or as part of political profile. Other TD’s and some former Taoiseachs have them yet he doesnt. Could include anything from Covid guideline breach, RIC Commemoration, etc. Priti Patel part of political profile could be swapped to controversy. Some of his actions gained large social media attention such as the nightclub video. TikTok even began taking them down 109.79.4.140 (talk) 22:43, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

No, best avoided, see WP:CSECTION - "best practice is to incorporate positive and negative material into the same section". Spleodrach (talk) 23:12, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Today's announcement

Dr. Varadkar announced today that he is resigning as FG leader effective immediately, and that he will resign as Taoiseach when the new FG leader is elected. This is clear from his speech and the numerous news articles e.g. [1].

Do not change the article to refer to him as former Taoiseach, Taoiseach until March 2024, etc., or update the short description either. Do not remove his last day as FG leader of today. Stifle (talk) 12:42, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

I have run out of reverts so would appreciate others' assistance in correcting these things. Stifle (talk) 13:15, 20 March 2024 (UTC)