# Resignation

Last week

22nd January 2023 - 28th January 2023

Grateful Ardern makes last bow as New Zealand leader

Her resignation, less than three years after an emphatic election victory, has ignited a national debate about the vitriol faced by women leaders.

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Jan 24th 2023, 7:40 AM

Last month

January 2023

# stepping down

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces shock resignation

Ardern said she would step down no later than 7 February because she no longer had ‘enough in the tank’.

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Jan 19th 2023, 7:30 AM

# Resignation

Fine Gael TD Damien English resigns as junior minister after reports about property ownership

English confirmed that he failed to inform Meath County Council about ownership of a house in Castlemartin.

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Updated Jan 12th 2023, 1:15 PM

Last year

2022

# Markets

Pound rallies in ‘damning’ market reaction to Truss resignation

The pound has suffered a tumultuous past two months sparked by Truss’s chancellor announcing a mini-budget

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Oct 20th 2022, 3:21 PM

# Shinzo Abe

Japan's national police chief resigns over Abe assassination

The former prime minister was shot and killed on the campaign trail on 8 July.

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Aug 25th 2022, 8:01 AM

# Controversy

Robert Troy resigns as junior minister amid property declarations controversy

The politician was in hot water over a failure to declare property to the Dáil Register of Members’ Interests.

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Updated Aug 24th 2022, 10:31 PM

# Resignation

Former president of Irish High Court resigns from role in Dubai court

Peter Kelly was only sworn into his role last week.

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Aug 2nd 2022, 8:42 PM

# Resignation

Conservative MP quits as deputy chief whip after drunken incident at private Tory club

The MP said he “drank far too much” and “embarrassed” himself and others.

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Jun 30th 2022, 10:45 PM

# deputy cmo

Dr Ronan Glynn to resign as Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the end of the month

Tributes were paid to Dr Ronan Glynn by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar.

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Updated May 10th 2022, 1:36 PM

# UK

Keir Starmer says he'll resign if he is fined for alleged lockdown breaches

UK police have reopened an investigation into an event Starmer attended in Durham which was dubbed ‘Beer-gate’ by critics.

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May 9th 2022, 5:46 PM

# Banking

Bank of Ireland announces CEO Francesca McDonagh to step down

McDonagh joined Bank of Ireland in October 2017 as Group Chief Executive Officer.

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Apr 26th 2022, 6:59 PM

# Cost of Living

Polish minister resigns after tax reforms to target inflation give some low earners a pay cut

Poland is experiencing one of the EU’s highest levels of inflation, recording an annual rate of 8.6% in December.

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Feb 7th 2022, 5:14 PM

# CNN

CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker resigns over relationship with colleague

In a statement to staff today, Zucker, 56, said his resignation was effective immediately.

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Feb 2nd 2022, 4:55 PM

All time

# Resignation

Brexit minister David Frost resigns from UK Cabinet - reports

Frost, who has led negotiations with the EU, is reported to have handed in his resignation letter to Boris Johnson last week.

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Dec 18th 2021, 8:25 PM

# agsi

Garda association trustees dissatisfied over alleged 'lack of transparency' in financial issues

Four members of AGSI have resigned in recent weeks.

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Nov 13th 2021, 8:30 AM

# sláintecare

Another blow for Sláintecare as Dr Anthony O'Connor resigns from council

Dr O’Connor is the third member to step down from the programme in recent weeks.

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Sep 30th 2021, 7:57 PM

# Larry Bass

Dancing with the Stars producer resigns from RTÉ board after two-month stint

Larry Bass said he issued his resignation after attending his first RTÉ board meeting last Thursday.

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Sep 20th 2021, 11:05 PM

# Resignation

Marc MacSharry says the Fianna Fáil party is now a 'one man show'

The Sligo-Leitrim TD said his resignation was not a ‘a vanity project’.

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Sep 16th 2021, 11:34 AM

# Resignation

Terry Hyland steps down as Leitrim manager after three year stint

The Connacht county were hammered last weekend by Mayo at the provincial semi-final stage.

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Jul 15th 2021, 4:16 PM

# Daunte Wright

Minnesota police officer who shot black motorist Daunte Wright resigns

The city’s police chief has said he believes Kim Potter mistakenly grabbed her gun instead of her Taser.

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Apr 13th 2021, 7:20 PM

# stepping down

Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger resigns from Future of Media Commission

The former editor said he didn’t want his involvement to “be a distraction” from the Commission’s work.

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Mar 14th 2021, 6:01 PM

# Resignation

Bonnar steps down as Carlow boss in wake of McDonagh Cup exit

Kerry and Antrim will meet in the final of the second tier competition.

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Nov 28th 2020, 4:49 PM

# Green Party

Chairs of Young Greens and Queer Greens resign from party

The outgoing chairs said they were “dismayed” by recent decisions from the Green Party.

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Oct 24th 2020, 1:17 PM

# Resignation

Vatican announces surprise resignation of top cardinal Angelo Becciu

The 72-year-old was named as a cardinal in summer 2018.

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Sep 25th 2020, 10:20 AM

# Fáilte Ireland

Second Fáilte Ireland board member resigns following trip to Spain

Spain is not currently on Ireland’s Green List.

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Sep 8th 2020, 8:28 PM

# Health issues

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces he will resign over health problems

It had been heavily speculated Abe would step down after recent unannounced hospital visits.

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Updated Aug 28th 2020, 9:27 AM

# From the Archives

'I know how to take responsibility, in fact I've done it before': It's 25 years since Phil Hogan last resigned

Cast your minds back to 1995.

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Aug 27th 2020, 6:00 PM

# sex abuse scandal

France's ice skating chief resigns over sex abuse scandal

Claims were made against former national coach Gilles Beyer.

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Feb 8th 2020, 5:00 PM

# antti rinne

Finnish prime minister resigns after being accused of lying by head of postal service

The Social Democrats will now appoint a successor to try and form a new government.

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Dec 3rd 2019, 12:39 PM

# Resignation

Future interim Bolivian president promises new elections amidst pro-Morales protests

It follows weeks of protests against the re-election of the 60-year-old.

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Updated Nov 11th 2019, 8:29 PM

# Resignation

One half of Clare hurling's management team has stepped down

Gerry O’Connor confirmed his departure but Donal Moloney is believed to be keen to stay on.

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Sep 5th 2019, 7:05 AM

# cathay pacific

Cathay Pacific CEO resigns amid mounting pressure over Hong Kong protests

Cathay said Rupert Hogg had resigned “to take responsibility as a leader of the company in view of recent events”.

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Aug 16th 2019, 9:42 PM

# Resignation

Waterford hurlers on the lookout for new manager

Paraic Fanning has stepped down from the role.

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Aug 2nd 2019, 5:10 PM

# brexit mayhem

Senior Tories say they're stepping down after Boris Johnson confirmed as new party leader

Boris Johnson was announced as the new Conservative Party leader this afternoon.

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Updated Jul 23rd 2019, 12:35 PM

# Resignation

'A Crying Shame': UK front pages react to Theresa May's resignation

May made the announcement in an emotional statement outside 10 Downing Street yesterday morning.

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May 25th 2019, 7:55 AM

# Resignation

US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is stepping down

This follows more than two turbulent years as the second highest-ranking official in the Department of Justice.

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Apr 30th 2019, 7:09 AM

Junior minister in charge of Brexit no-deal planning resigns over Article 50 delays

Chris Heaton-Harris said that he believes that parliament should have honoured the 2016 referendum result.

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Apr 3rd 2019, 4:40 PM

# Allegations

Ted Baker CEO Ray Kelvin resigns amid misconduct allegations

Kelvin took a voluntary leave of absence from his role in December 2018 after the allegations were made.

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Mar 4th 2019, 9:20 AM

# vatican shake-up

Vatican spokesman and deputy resign in latest staff shake-up

The Vatican has yet to give an explanation for the resignation of Greg Burke and his deputy Paloma Garcia Ovejero.

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Dec 31st 2018, 5:30 PM

# Resignation

AIB CEO Bernard Byrne to resign next year

Byrne will remain as CEO of AIB Group into 2019 while the board appoints his successor.

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Oct 26th 2018, 7:48 AM