Leo Varadkar has been rewarded for brushing up on his Irish-speaking skills.
But while many people are impressed at the Taoiseach's commitment to the language, there was some confusion surrounding the decision to translate his surname to 'de Varad'.
Kate Brennan Harding and Eoghan McDermott discussed this and some of the week's other stories, including why John Lewis will be removing gender labels from children's clothing.