{"product_id":"speaking-my-mind","title":"Speaking My Mind","description":"Leo Varadkar shares his fascinating experience as Irish prime minister at\u003cbr\u003ea time of much change and turbulence, in this remarkably honest\u003cbr\u003ememoir.\u003cbr\u003eLeo Varadkar was an unlikely Taoiseach – the youngest on taking office in\u003cbr\u003e2017, the first Taoiseach to be gay, and the first person of colour to be\u003cbr\u003eTaoiseach.\u003cbr\u003eEqually unlikely was his decision to bow out of politics in his mid-forties. Now,\u003cbr\u003eliberated from the constraints of office, he tells his fascinating story with\u003cbr\u003echaracteristic courage and candour, and provides a unique insight into the\u003cbr\u003eformation and evolution of a senior politician.\u003cbr\u003eIn Speaking My Mind Leo Varadkar shares his pride in helping to bring about\u003cbr\u003etransformational changes, such as marriage equality. He describes experiences\u003cbr\u003ethat only a prime minister could have – speaking frankly to Pope Francis on the\u003cbr\u003elegacy of church abuses, connecting with Barack Obama about both being the\u003cbr\u003e‘tall, dark guy with the funny name’, navigating challenges such as the\u003cbr\u003epandemic and the fallout from Brexit. And he writes honestly about the costs\u003cbr\u003ethat go with the immense privilege of holding high office.\u003cbr\u003eSpeaking My Mind is a revealing, intimate and important memoir from a singular\u003cbr\u003epublic figure.","brand":"Varadkar, Leo","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":52542922883411,"sku":"XE81844886937","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":51041850032467,"sku":"9781844886937","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":52542922916179,"sku":"XV81844886937","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/unknown-speaking-my-mind-9781844886937-1170071028.jpg?v=1765035197","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/speaking-my-mind","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}