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Day One
Taoiseach accused of being 'no-show' in Dáil as Harris unavailable due to Sunak and Zelensky phone calls
New kid on the block
Silver spoons, Star Wars and The Who on the menu at Dáil 'jamboree' day
When Government minister Heather Humphreys first saw Harris in the Dail in 2011, she thought the ‘young lad’ was on a tour or work experience.
European Union
Could McConalogue be the next EU commissioner? Minister says there's no point in speculating
fianna fáíl tensions
Tánaiste rejects O'Dea's 'party lens' criticism, says public want to be put above party politics
In hindsight
Varadkar hopes his bad rep with unionists will be reassessed 'with the fullness of time'
Social Media
Fake ad data Tánaiste obtained from Google through court order being 'forensically analysed'
all the best now
Varadkar responds to Kate O'Connell's comments wishing her the best 'in the rest of her life'
Fine Gael Ard Fheis
Fine Gael harks back to retro rebrand as party bids farewell to 'yesterday's man' Varadkar
Harris promises new housing targets, something that was on the way anyway.
fine gael ard fheis speech
Lower tax for €50k earners and 50k homes built each year: Simon Harris makes promises at FG Ard Fheis
Fine Gael Ard Fheis
Coveney rules out run for Europe, says decision to step down wasn't about being 'shafted' by Harris
new priorities
Simon Harris to tell FG Ard Fheis that tougher penalties are needed for anti-social behaviour
Fine Gael Ard Fheis
Simon Harris sets out his stall on Cabinet reshuffle, TV licence reforms and a united Ireland
The Fine Gael Ard Fheis is taking place in Galway this weekend.
Fine Gael
Harris' first Ard Fheis as leader to hear calls for more 'starter homes' and lethal arms for Ukraine
New Tea-Seach
Camped out in the Dáil canteen, Harris prepped to woo 'kingmaker' Independents
Meetings between Independent TDs and Simon Harris have been underway over the last two days.
Everyday I'm Shufflin
All eyes on Cabinet reshuffle and who might get moved up the political ladder
Simon Coveney believes it was the right time to step aside so as to give the new Taoiseach ‘the space’ to create new opportunities.
Fine Gael
Talk of 'core values' and whispers of 'who plugged in Simon Coveney' as Harris takes the reins
Politics isn’t all about back-slapping, says Simon Harris, but there was plenty of it yesterday.
Fine Gael
'Too left for too long': Calls for Fine Gael to move back to the centre as Harris pledges return to 'core values'
New Job
Simon Harris has been announced as the new leader of Fine Gael
Harris is the only Fine Gael TD to put his name forward for the job.
Decision time
Varadkar made decision to resign last weekend - so were there any hints on the US trip?
Fine Gael
'Contest is healthy': Fine Gaelers say a leadership race would be the best option for the party
Runners and riders: Here's who's in the frame to become the next Fine Gael leader
Simon Coveney, who previously ran against Varadkar in the last election for a Fine Gael leader, has ruled himself out of the race.
Resignation
Varadkar yet to decide whether he'll run for Dáil again and says EU Commissioner job 'not for me'
SF in America
Sinn Féin's reserved public remarks on Gaza while in US leave the party wide open for criticism
It’s a rarity that Varadkar comes out looking stronger on the issue of Palestine than Sinn Féin.
Washington DC
Taoiseach tells US President during shamrock ceremony that Irish people are 'deeply troubled' about Gaza
Varadkar brought the US President to tears by quoting his late son.
Referendum
Taoiseach says investigation needed into alleged vote blocking of black Irish person in referendum
closed event
Taoiseach attends 'roast' with Biden, Bezos and CIA boss as US president quips about Varadkar
Mount Street
Varadkar denies government bussed asylum seekers from city to avoid Patrick's Day embarrassment
Gaza
Ireland's 'soft power' used to remind US it helped bring peace before and could do so again
All eyes were watching Leo Varadkar to see if he convey the message from the Irish people and push for peace in Palestine.
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