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Traffic light cameras will be installed nationwide by next year, Eamon Ryan says: Traffic light cameras will result in automatic fines for drivers captured ...
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Martin criticises Independent Ireland leader's 'ill-thought out' chemical castration comments
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Martin criticises Independent Ireland leader's 'ill-thought ...
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Simon Harris: Ireland's future head of government takes tough tone against Israel
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Council pays over €250,000 to Healy-Rae Plant Hire Ltd: Almost €6.5m was paid out to 52 plant hire and haulage contractors and rental car companies by Kerry ...
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Council pays over €250,000 to Healy-Rae Plant Hire Ltd
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Girl (2) ‘went on to save four lives’ after death by donating organs, mother says
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Simon Harris installed as Ireland's new prime minister, country's youngest-ever leader
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Quick Glance: Simon Harris Becomes Ireland's Youngest Prime Minister
  • Simon Harris has been officially sworn in as Ireland's youngest prime minister, succeeding Leo Varadkar who abruptly stepped down last month. Harris, 37, took the helm of the ruling Fine Gael party but faces challenges as the party trails behind Sinn Fein in polls.

  • A rapid riser in Ireland's political hierarchy, Harris has made a name for himself as Health Minister and most recently as Minister for Higher Education and Science. His political identity as a young politician has been marked by both supporters and critics, particularly standing out with younger voters and on social media platforms like TikTok.

  • Varadkar's government grappled with challenges such as housing crisis and increasing immigration numbers. Harris inherits a tough political landscape, especially with upcoming elections until March 2025. The political landscape in Ireland has shifted, with Sinn Fein emerging as a rising political force, leading to a shift in the traditional party landscape.

  • While Harris sees the idea of a potential reunification of Ireland as a legitimate aspiration, his focus remains on current challenges like housing crisis, rising cost of living, and immigration. Despite political changes and discussions about potential reunification, Ireland's future remains uncertain and complex.
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Quick Glance: Airplane Observes Solar Eclipse in Bloomington
  • An airplane flies near the total solar eclipse in Bloomington, Indiana.

  • People watch the partial solar eclipse on the observation deck of Edge at Hudson Yards in New York City.

  • Sophia Moccia, 4, from Queens views the eclipse with a homemade mask in New York City.

  • A solar eclipse is visible in Mazatlan, Mexico.
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Hot meals for an extra 150,000 primary pupils from today: The Hot School Meals Programme has been expanded with 900 more primary schools joining the scheme.
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Hot meals for an extra 150,000 primary pupils from today
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Asylum seekers who break law should be deported says FF European Parliament candidate 
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From the archive: “I think I always presumed I’d be a dad,” says Simon Harris, father of two, when I ask him about parenthood ... Show more   www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/parenting/simon-harris-my-perspective-has-changed-since-i-had-children-1.4787048
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Formal recognition of Palestine coming closer, Harris and Spanish PM say: Taoiseach says scenes of ‘hunger, thirst, mutilation, death of innocent children, women ...
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Formal recognition of Palestine coming closer, Harris and Spanish PM say
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Terry Prone: Sinn Féin’s stale predictability leaves it as cutting edge as a butter knife
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Micheál Martin criticises ‘absurd’ claims by Israeli ambassador on Irish attitude to Hamas
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Electric vehicle charging ‘gantries’ would detract from ‘character’ of streets, Eamon Ryan says
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FF will push for €12 pensions increase and €10 child benefit hike in budget – Micheál Martin
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Kate O’Connell: Varadkar’s decision to stand down was ‘end of dark enough chapter in my life’
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Kate O’Connell: Varadkar’s decision to stand down was ‘end of dark enough ...
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Posthumous pardon for two Kerry men wrongfully convicted of murder in 1882: Sylvester Poff and James Barrett were hanged for the murder of Thomas Browne ...
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Posthumous pardon for two Kerry men wrongfully convicted of murder in 1882
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Simon Harris adds support of five Independents, bolstering slim majority: Fine Gael members to gather for ardfheis ahead of leader’s expected confirmation as ...
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Simon Harris adds support of five Independents, bolstering slim majority
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More ministers would ease pressure on 'overloaded departments' — Tánaiste
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More ministers would ease pressure on 'overloaded departments' — ...
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🔴 “Be in no doubt, recognition of a Palestinian state will happen.” Ireland will move to recognise a Palestinian state "in the next couple of weeks ... Show more   www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/10/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israel-bombards-gaza-kills-14-in-nuseirat-camp
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Fianna Fáil 'the party of action on housing', says Martin: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has said that Fianna Fáil is the ...
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Fianna Fáil 'the party of action on housing', says Martin
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Simon Harris hits out at arson attack on building earmarked to house asylum seekers
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Tánaiste Micheál Martin has defended the State paying up to €1 million a month for the transport and accommodation of pets from Ukraine as a “humanitarian” and ... Show more   www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/04/11/tanaiste-defends-states-payment-of-up-to-1m-a-month-for-ukrainian-pets/
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Much has been made in recent days about the fact that Simon Harris had a very average upbringing. He didn’t go to a private school like Leo Varadkar or Mary ... Show more
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Political advisers and former journalists to form part of Simon Harris backroom team
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Political advisers and former journalists to form part of Simon Harris ...
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Ireland will soon formally recognise State of Palestine, Tánaiste tells Dáil: Ireland and some other EU states to announce formal recognition of Palestine once ...
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Ireland will soon formally recognise State of Palestine, Tánaiste tells ...
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Taoiseach refuses to apologise to Sinn Féin over health budget claim : Simon Harris hit out at Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald for what he called 'faux ...
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Taoiseach refuses to apologise to Sinn Féin over health budget claim 
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Harris and Sinn Féin clash over healthcare as end comes to niceties: Mary Lou McDonald highlights ‘record’ quarter of a million hospital appointment ...
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Harris and Sinn Féin clash over healthcare as end comes to niceties
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McEntee warned deportations 'highly litigious' as injunction sees asylum seeker flown back to Dublin
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McEntee warned deportations 'highly litigious' as injunction ...
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Development levies to be scrapped for remainder of the year: Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien tells Fianna Fáil ard fheis he will scrap the development levy and ...
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Development levies to be scrapped for remainder of the year
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British-Irish relationship ‘a lot better’ than a year ago, Simon Harris says as parliament members meet
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Sinn Féin tells Darragh O'Brien to focus on his job in row over housing measures
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Naughton and Burke tipped for promotion in Simon Harris's new cabinet : Sources say geography and gender will be major considerations in new appointments
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Naughton and Burke tipped for promotion in Simon Harris's new ...
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Ireland misses out on chance to host World Rally events: Motorsport Ireland has announced that Ireland is no longer being considered to host a round of the FIA ...
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Ireland misses out on chance to host World Rally events
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Mick Clifford: Independents as a brand are growing in popularity like never before
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Mick Clifford: Independents as a brand are growing in popularity like ...
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Cabinet members receive seals of office after reshuffle: Simon Harris has revealed changes to the Fine Gael ministerial ranks, with Peter Burke and Patrick ...
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Cabinet members receive seals of office after reshuffle
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Simon Harris to raise Ireland’s intention to recognise Palestine with Von der Leyen
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Simon Harris to raise Ireland’s intention to recognise Palestine with Von ...
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Simon Harris vows to lift Government ambitions on house building targets: The Fine Gael leader said his pledge to build 250,000 homes between 2025 and 2030 would ...
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Simon Harris vows to lift Government ambitions on house building targets
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Eyewitnesses capture the moment that some of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran at Israel were intercepted in the air ... Show more
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Sinn Féin has again taken aim at Simon Harris for the Government’s performance on the health front. But the Taoiseach fired back in the Dáil ... Show more
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Minister confirms stiffer sentences for serious knife crimes: Helen McEntee has today secured Cabinet approval to amend legislation to increase sentences for a ...
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Minister confirms stiffer sentences for serious knife crimes
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Fianna Fáil grassroots members open to Sinn Féin coalition — but with Michelle O'Neill as leader
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Mr Collins has previously told the Irish Examiner that he hopes to field up to 50 candidates in the upcoming local elections.
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Séamas O'Reilly: There's a Taoiseach who's younger than me now, for some reason
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Harris says becoming Taoiseach ‘quite a rollercoaster’: In his first broadcast interview since taking up the top role at Government, Mr Harris also said that the ...
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Harris says becoming Taoiseach ‘quite a rollercoaster’
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Prime minister Netanyahu, the Irish people could not be clearer. We are repulsed by your actions.”Simon Harris delivered a strong message during his ... Show more
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McEntee dismisses accusations Fine Gael is focusing too much on 'woke' issues
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Varadkar resigns as Taoiseach with ‘no regrets’ as Harris loyalists eye promotion
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Varadkar resigns as Taoiseach with ‘no regrets’ as Harris loyalists eye ...
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‘No-show Taoiseach’: Harris lambasted for being ‘as láthair’ on first full day in office
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‘No-show Taoiseach’: Harris lambasted for being ‘as láthair’ on first full ...
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Bertie Ahern would have called election for June in Simon Harris’s position: Former taoiseach told reporters at Fianna Fáil ardfheis he believed Coalition would ...
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Bertie Ahern would have called election for June in Simon Harris’s ...
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