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Todd: So, Ruth, youre from Ireland. Ruth: Yes, thats right. Todd: And could you talk a little bit about the government in Ireland, like do you have a president or a prime minister? Ruth: In fact, we have both. We have a president, Mary McAleese, and then theres another set, another ruling body, where the head is called the Taoiseach, which is Irish for Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister at the moment is a man called Bertie Ahern. Todd: So you have two Prime Ministers. Ruth: We have a president and then we have a Prime Minister. Todd: OK, and the woman is the Ruth: The woman is the President. Mary McAleese is the president. Todd: OK, well, who actually has the power? Who makes the decisions? Ruth: Normally I think its the Taoiseach, the Prime Minister, that makes most of the decisions, and hes over the government. He decides the government. Todd: OK, and whats that title called, Taoiseach. Ruth: Taoiseach Todd: Taoiseach Ruth: Its Irish. Todd: OK, so thats like Gaelic. Ruth: Yeah. Yeah. There are still some parts of Ireland thats the Gaelic and, and also because its one of the official languages. A lot of things will have an Irish name and an English name as well. | 
