Taoiseach UK /ˈtiːʃəx/US /ˈtiʃək/ noun1 •The head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country.The only leader of the 1916 Easter rebellion to escape hanging, [Éamon d]e Valera lost the civil war, then won elections that made him taoiseach (prime minister) for 19 years. — 1954 formsTaoiseachs · Taoisigh