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Ireland set for its youngest ever prime minister after Simon Harris is elected leader of the Fine Gael party
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Quick Glance: Leo Varadkar: A Populist Who Struggled with Real People
  • In May 2002, a young party activist analyzed the defeat of Fine Gael under Michael Noonan, emphasizing that none of the former leaders were the expected messiah for the party.

  • Leo Varadkar's political legacy comprises valuable contributions, but he was never seen as a savior of the party. His ability to navigate contradictions made him a skilled politician, but he ultimately realized he couldn't balance on the political tightrope indefinitely.

  • Varadkar was described as a politician who straddled conservatism and an increasingly progressive society. Despite his rapid rise in politics and popularity during crises, he struggled to address long-term challenges in areas like healthcare and housing.

  • His popularity peaked during the Brexit crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, where he was seen as a unifying and authoritative leader. However, he failed to effectively tackle long-term structural issues in Ireland, especially in healthcare and housing, as his neoliberal views did not offer compelling solutions.
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Labour conference told ‘TikTok taoiseach’ Simon Harris lacks vision: Labour party working extra hard to motivate members in advance of the local and European ...
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Labour conference told ‘TikTok taoiseach’ Simon Harris lacks vision
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Simon Harris faces range of demands ahead of general election: Youngest ever taoiseach tasked with the ‘tightrope’ of refreshing Fine Gael but also ensuring the ...
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Simon Harris faces range of demands ahead of general election
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Low-paid PhD students: ‘I work three part-time jobs to make ends meet living in Dublin’
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Low-paid PhD students: ‘I work three part-time jobs to make ends meet ...
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Leo Varadkar: No scandal influenced decision to step down as Taoiseach: Leo Varadkar said his successor Simon Harris has 'a tough job' deciding who will stay in ...
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Leo Varadkar: No scandal influenced decision to step down as Taoiseach
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MEP Frances Fitzgerald said she will be nominating Mr Harris. “I believe Simon has all of the necessary qualities to lead the country as Taoiseach at this ... Show more
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Is 'weathervane' Fine Gael really able to bring the wind of change under Harris?
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Is 'weathervane' Fine Gael really able to bring the wind of ...
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Who is the team behind Simon Harris?: Mentor, inner circle, and those returning to the fold
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Who is the team behind Simon Harris?
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Harris says he is yet to finalise his cabinet decisions: Newly elected Fine Gael leader Simon Harris insists he is yet to finalise his cabinet ahead of his ...
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Harris says he is yet to finalise his cabinet decisions
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Sinn Féin defends call to scrap Hate Crime Bill: Sinn Féin has defended its call to scrap the Hate Crime Bill in the face of criticism that it had previously ...
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Sinn Féin defends call to scrap Hate Crime Bill
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Simon Harris rules out early general election: New Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has ruled out an early general election, stating he wants the Coalition to run ...
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Simon Harris rules out early general election
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Record level of children and adults in emergency accommodation: The latest figures from the Department of Housing show that 9,671 adults and 4 ...
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Record level of children and adults in emergency accommodation
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Today’s Top Stories: 👉 State care: Children in overcrowded emergency Tusla accommodation at risk of abuse 👉 Israel will no longer approve UNRWA food aid to ... Show more
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Opposition restate calls for immediate general election: Sinn Féin TD Louise O'Reilly has said it is now "very clear" that a general election is ...
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Opposition restate calls for immediate general election
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Simon Harris: 'You ain't seen nothing yet': Front runner to become the next Taoiseach, Simon Harris, has said he is "overwhelmed and ...
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Simon Harris: 'You ain't seen nothing yet'
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Pearse Doherty criticises placing of tricolour on coffin of Pearse McAuley: Mr Doherty, a Donegal TD, said McAuley had nothing to do with Sinn Féin for 'many ...
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Pearse Doherty criticises placing of tricolour on coffin of Pearse McAuley
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Sinn Féin TD says he does not think any republican ‘shed a tear’ at death of garda-killer McAuley
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Sinn Féin TD says he does not think any republican ‘shed a tear’ at death ...
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Fresh blow for Simon Coveney as adviser to join Simon Harris’s team: Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney is facing a fresh blow to his political career as one of ...
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Fresh blow for Simon Coveney as adviser to join Simon Harris’s team
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Harris pays tribute to Madigan on her resignation: Fine Gael leadership hopeful Simon Harris has paid tribute to Josepha Madigan as she announced her resignation ...
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Harris pays tribute to Madigan on her resignation
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'I'm a politician not a punchbag': Cork councillor hits back after online comments
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'I'm a politician not a punchbag': Cork councillor hits ...
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Student accommodation contracts should be confined to academic year - Harris: Universities and student groups have expressed outrage that college goers are being ...
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Student accommodation contracts should be confined to academic year - ...
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Families affected by spinal surgery delays call on Simon Harris to make good on promises he made
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Families affected by spinal surgery delays call on Simon Harris to make ...
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Cold uniforms, suspensions, sleeping in cars: The pain is real in the Garda: Sergeants and inspectors have used their annual conference - the traditional ‘get it ...
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Cold uniforms, suspensions, sleeping in cars: The pain is real in the ...
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Coveney confirms he will run in next election: Appearing in Athlone, flanked by party ministers, Mr Coveney also said that Cabinet choices will be down to new ...
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Coveney confirms he will run in next election
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Ireland’s Harris Set to Become Prime Minister in Uncontested Bid: Ireland’s Simon Harris was named leader of his liberal Fine Gael party on Sunday ...
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Ireland’s Harris Set to Become Prime Minister in Uncontested Bid
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Two clichés commonly applied to Simon Harris are that he’s been “a young man in a hurry” and will be the first “TikTok Taoiseach ... Show more
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'We don't believe in TikTok Taoiseach Simon Harris', Labour say
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Fergus Finlay: Dear Simon, we are failing people with an intellectual disability: No judge has ever sought to limit the rights of people without an intellectual ...
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Fergus Finlay: Dear Simon, we are failing people with an intellectual ...
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Ireland is poised to get its youngest-ever premier after Simon Harris secured the leadership of the Fine Gael party on Sunday ... Show more
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Tuesday's Top Stories:👉Developer sues resident who sought payment to drop south Dublin housing objection 👉Bridge in Baltimore collapses after being hit by ... Show more
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Simon Harris set to be Ireland’s prime minister in waiting: Harris, a 37-year-old minister best known for helping steer the country’s initial response to ...
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Simon Harris set to be Ireland’s prime minister in waiting
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Ireland’s Donohoe Backs Simon Harris to Be Next Prime Minister: Ireland’s Paschal Donohoe gave his support to Simon Harris, who is the front runner to become the ...
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Ireland’s Donohoe Backs Simon Harris to Be Next Prime Minister
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Simon Harris Becomes Front Runner to Be Ireland's Next Prime Minister: Ireland’s higher education and science minister, Simon Harris, is on course to become ...
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Simon Harris Becomes Front Runner to Be Ireland's Next Prime Minister
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Today's Top Stories: 👉Leo Varadkar resignation: Simon Harris in pole position as contest for next taoiseach gets under way 👉Analysis: Inside Leo Varadkar’s ... Show more
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Simon Harris: Bringing RTÉ under C&AG is 'sensible' thing to do : The minister said the government will make a decision on the future funding model for ...
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Simon Harris: Bringing RTÉ under C&AG is 'sensible' thing to do 
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Pilot scheme to teach prisoners home retrofitting skills: A pilot programme to train prisoners to retrofit homes will get under way today.
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Pilot scheme to teach prisoners home retrofitting skills
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Ministers defend Catherine Martin in wake of Ní Raghallaigh resignation from RTÉ board
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Ministers defend Catherine Martin in wake of Ní Raghallaigh resignation ...
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'Obligation to support the Covid generation' - Harris: There is a "real obligation" to support the "Covid generation" ...
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'Obligation to support the Covid generation' - Harris
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Defence Department tells air corps it has lost 'all confidence' in State jet
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Defence Department tells air corps it has lost 'all confidence' ...
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Simon Harris: Stress and strain parents have been put under amid school place shortages is utterly unnecessary
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Simon Harris: Stress and strain parents have been put under amid school ...
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Housing asylum seekers in student apartments not 'viable' – Higher Education Minister
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Housing asylum seekers in student apartments not 'viable' – ...
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Record number register as apprentices, with stigma over ‘earn and learn’ options fading
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Record number register as apprentices, with stigma over ‘earn and learn’ ...
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Building to start on thousands of student housing units: Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris has said more student accommodation being built this year ...
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Building to start on thousands of student housing units
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Higher education project ‘breaking cycle’ of addiction: Over 90 people take part in 'transformational' programme delivered by South East Technological University ...
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Higher education project ‘breaking cycle’ of addiction
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Adjudicator on nearly €170k sacked after failing to work for three years: The Government has dismissed a High Court costs adjudicator after he was found to have ...
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Adjudicator on nearly €170k sacked after failing to work for three years
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Third-level students to get an extra €19m in funding, Harris says: Higher Education Minister Simon Harris said the package would allow for increases of up to ...
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Third-level students to get an extra €19m in funding, Harris says
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Students urged to apply for CAO before reduced fee deadline: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris said applying early 'does not require you to ...
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Students urged to apply for CAO before reduced fee deadline
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Essex Council paid prankster £500,000 to run Facebook group during pandemic: Essex Council paid internet prankster Simon Harris nearly £500,000
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Essex Council paid prankster £500,000 to run Facebook group during ...
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When people say something stupid, I help raise money for good: Blogger Simon Harris - Man Behaving Dadly - is raising money to help struggling families and ...
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When people say something stupid, I help raise money for good
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Essex dad's secret to losing 5 stone in 5 months with simple swaps: Simon Harris used to regularly eat sweet snacks like Jaffa cakes and chocolate - but has now ...
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Essex dad's secret to losing 5 stone in 5 months with simple swaps
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Universities plan easier access for NI students to colleges in South: Current system widely seen as penalising students in Northern Ireland by requiring them to ...
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Universities plan easier access for NI students to colleges in South
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Israeli response to Varadkar remarks 'an overreaction': Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has said he believes Israel has ...
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Israeli response to Varadkar remarks 'an overreaction'
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McEntee and Harris invited to appear before committee: Minister for Justice Helen McEntee and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris have been invited to appear at the ...
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McEntee and Harris invited to appear before committee
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Simon Harris: 'I have never hidden my ambitions to be Taoiseach': News from the Irish Examiner's team of reporters
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Simon Harris: 'I have never hidden my ambitions to be Taoiseach'