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# Simon Harris

This month
April 2024
Taoiseach Simon Harris receives seal of office from President Higgins
The nomination of Harris as Taoiseach passed a vote in the Dáil by 88 votes to 69.
Updated 9 Apr
42.0k
93
'I promise to be a Taoiseach for all': Simon Harris reaches across political divide in first speech
9 Apr
9.8k
65
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As it happened: Taoiseach Simon Harris receives seal of office from President Higgins
9 Apr
No vote on Micheal Healy-Rae’s Taoiseach bid, despite nomination from brother Danny
9 Apr
‘Failed his way to the top’: McDonald says country needs an election, not another new Taoiseach
9 Apr
No vote on Micheal Healy-Rae’s Taoiseach bid, despite nomination from brother Danny
9 Apr
24.4k
45
‘Failed his way to the top’: McDonald says country needs an election, not another new Taoiseach
9 Apr
14.6k
49
Today we get a new Taoiseach - here's a rundown of how it's going to go
Updated 9 Apr
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42
Simon Harris expected to press pause on expanding sick leave as part of business support plan
8 Apr
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Varadkar 'confident' Stormont can withstand shock resignation of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson
Updated 8 Apr
17.0k
Raising threshold for higher tax rate to €50,000 'is achievable', says Varadkar
8 Apr
12.9k
Varadkar responds to Kate O'Connell's comments wishing her the best 'in the rest of her life'
8 Apr
52.9k
Harris shuts down speculation that he's 'too woke' to shift Fine Gael to core values
7 Apr
20.3k
52
Opposition remain unconvinced after Harris defends optimistic housing goals
7 Apr
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44
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.
Updated 6 Apr
19.0k
Ireland living under 'frosty' peace and yet to see full potential, Simon Harris tells Sky News
6 Apr
21.7k
Lower tax for €50k earners and 50k homes built each year: Simon Harris makes promises at FG Ard Fheis
6 Apr
63.4k
147
Varadkar says Fine Gael can achieve an 'historic' fourth term under new leader Simon Harris
6 Apr
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67
Kate O'Connell says Varadkar was a 'barrier to re-entry' to Fine Gael party
6 Apr
45.0k
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Coveney rules out run for Europe, says decision to step down wasn't about being 'shafted' by Harris
6 Apr
19.8k
29
Simon Harris to tell FG Ard Fheis that tougher penalties are needed for anti-social behaviour
6 Apr
18.8k
65
Simon Harris plans to take Irish lessons to 'brush up' ahead of becoming Taoiseach
5 Apr
16.9k
47
Heather Humphreys officially confirmed as the new deputy leader of Fine Gael
5 Apr
24.6k
36
Harris' first Ard Fheis as leader to hear calls for more 'starter homes' and lethal arms for Ukraine
5 Apr
14.9k
Paschal Donohoe 'not planning' to step down from Cabinet role, will contest general election
4 Apr
9.2k
34
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.
4 Apr
22.4k
31
Six independent TDs have said they will support Simon Harris's Taoiseach nomination next week
Updated 4 Apr
28.1k
78
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.
2 Apr
29.0k
100
Students gave us their take on Harris's time at Higher Ed (and what they make of his promotion)
1 Apr
31.0k
37
TU trouble: Disquiet over 'funding crisis' at technological universities
The merger of the former Institutes of Technology had been a major project of incoming Taoiseach Simon Harris.
Eoghan Dalton
1 Apr
25.5k
9
Last month
March 2024
The climate crisis is looming. Is Simon Harris prepared to face it?
“I’m absolutely committed to addressing the climate emergency,” the new Fine Gael leader has said.
Lauren Boland
31 Mar
10.4k
69
Ex-broadcaster Chris Donoghue to become new Govt Press Secretary, stepping down as Coveney advisor
28 Mar
25.6k
36
Simon Harris meets with fellow coalition leaders for first time as Fine Gael leader
27 Mar
6.7k
Biden bids goodbye to Varadkar, as Taoiseach briefs successor Harris on 'upcoming issues'
Updated 25 Mar
45.9k
137
From autism activist to Taoiseach-in-waiting: what do disability advocates think of Simon Harris?
1 hr ago
17.2k
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.
Christina Finn
in Athlone
Updated 13 hrs ago
39.5k
'Too left for too long': Calls for Fine Gael to move back to the centre as Harris pledges return to 'core values'
24 Mar
20.1k
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.
Christina Finn
Updated 24 Mar
51.4k
86
Harris almost certain to be declared new Fine Gael leader on Sunday
22 Mar
14.3k
83
Paschal Donohoe endorses Harris and says he did not canvass for a leadership bid of his own
Updated 22 Mar
12.6k
52
Simon Harris says he has taken advice from Phil Hogan (among others)
22 Mar
13.9k
Poll: Would you like to see a general election take place?
22 Mar
48.1k
118
From 'young pup' to Taoiseach, how Simon Harris TikTok-ed his way to the top
21 Mar
24.4k
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