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flag Hildegarde Naughton appointed Ireland’s new Education and Youth Minister after Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe resigned to join the World Bank.

flag Hildegarde Naughton has been appointed Ireland’s Minister for Education and Youth in a cabinet reshuffle following Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe’s resignation to join the World Bank. flag The appointment, formalized in a ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin, marks Naughton’s first ministerial role since President Catherine Connolly took office. flag She was sworn in by President Connolly, who presented her with the seal of office, with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the President offering congratulations. flag Naughton, a former primary school teacher and Fine Gael TD from Galway West, becomes the first from her constituency to hold a senior cabinet position. flag Her appointment signals a key transition in Ireland’s government, with new leadership in education and finance, and follows the historic appointment of Helen McEntee as the first female Minister for Foreign Affairs.

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