Claire Brock’s Diary: A historic week on air, and yet the school lunches still need making
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Cameras to catch and fine red-light offenders to be introduced later this year: The new technology is to be rolled out as Eamon Ryan says large numbers of ...
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Harris raises lack of garda roads policing resources: Taoiseach was told by RSA that driving test waiting times will average 10 weeks by the middle of the year
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Target waiting times for cancer tests not being met, specialists warn: Open letter to Taoiseach points to insufficient investment in infrastructure ...
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Jennifer O'Connell: ‘No bull, no spin’: The problem with a Taoiseach who is extremely online
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Social media firms defend measures to protect young users: Social media companies have defended the policies they have in place aimed at protecting younger users ...
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Tributes paid to longtime Galway Bay FM DJ Keith Finnegan on retirement: President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Simon Harris praised ‘warm’ and ‘curious’ ...
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Bunfight over insolvency law and tax reform brews ahead of EU summit : EU leaders will also discuss new sanctions against Iran at Taoiseach Simon Harris’ first ...
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Irish PM urges EU members to 'take action to recognize Palestine': ‘Countries advocating for a two-state solution need to take this step,' says Simon Harris
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Leo Varadkar: United Ireland 'should never be about money': Mr Varadkar reacted to a study which suggested the initial cost could be between €8bn and €20bn a ...
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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.
Simon Harris to raise Ireland’s intention to recognise Palestine with Von der Leyen
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Opposition fumes as Harris does not take first Leaders' Questions as Taoiseach
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Israel criticises Harris for not mentioning Gaza hostages: Israel's foreign ministry has denounced Taoiseach Simon Harris for not mentioning the hostages ...
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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.
Funding gap threat to cancer survival rates: The current cancer care strategy was launched in 2017 by new Taoiseach Simon Harris during his stint as health ...
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GPO commemoration to mark 1916 Easter Rising: President Michael D Higgins led a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising at the GPO in Dublin ...
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What Ireland Prime Minister Varadkar's Exit Means for Political Landscape: The sudden exit of Prime Minister Leo Varadkar leaves Ireland at a crossroads ...
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Paid articlePaid Markets react to Leo Varadkar resignation: Poor timing for Ireland as NTMA plots €1bn bond auction
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Paid articlePaid Joe Biden and Leo Varadkar exchange well wishes in phonecall: Mr Varadkar thanked Mr Biden, while paying tribute to the role the US president has played in ...
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Diarmaid Ferriter: Will TikTok taoiseach Simon Harris succeed in his promise to fight populism?
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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 #ireland #simonharris #worldpolitics
Netanyahu not telling truth about Gaza aid - Taoiseach: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau is not telling the truth about ...
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Leo Varadkar: ‘Strong case’ for ‘hypothecated’ exchequer-reliant RTÉ funding model
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Paid articlePaid Government to introduce State contributory pension for carers: The Government is also looking at improving tax credits for stay-at-home parents
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‘Politicians used to be able to close the door on abuse but that’s not possible now’: how social media turned
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Paid articlePaid Fine Gael says Varadkar did not break electoral law with polling station video: Leo Varadkar participated in a social media video for his political party outside ...
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Simon Harris, the ‘TikTok Taoiseach,’ Is Ireland’s New Leader: The 37-year-old was sworn in Tuesday as the country's youngest ever leader, replacing Leo Varadkar ...
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Neale Richmond moves to finance as Harris shuffles junior ministers: Emer Higgins is also to be promoted to minister of state at the Department of Enterprise
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Paid articlePaid Irish Parliament Votes to Appoint Simon Harris Prime Minister: Irish lawmakers voted Simon Harris to be the next prime minister three weeks after Leo Varadkar ...
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A rogue Ivan Yates returns to the airwaves and takes aim at Leo Varadkar: The former Fine Gael minister displays little loyalty for his old party during his ...
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Eamon Quinn: Varadkar had enormous tax resources to fight three economic crises since 2017
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Sketch: Varadkar and Coveney head to the backbenches as Harris pledges continuity of service
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Ireland: Ireland's new Prime Minister still has a lot of time: Young, dynamic and smart enough not to make reunification an issue at the moment: Something else ...
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Taoiseach backs Catherine Martin as TDs seek to 'draw a line under' RTÉ saga
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👉‘Cries of the innocent will haunt us if we stay silent’: Varadkar condemns Israel’s attack on Gaza during US visit
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Ireland Rejects Constitution Changes, Keeping ‘Women in the Home’ Language: Two proposed amendments, which voters considered on Friday, were intended to reflect ...
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Quick Glance: Varadkar Admits Defeat in Ireland's Referendum on Family, Women's Roles
- Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced that the referendum on redefining family and women's roles in the constitution has failed.
- The government backed the proposed changes, aiming to broaden the family definition and clarify women's duties in society.
- The two proposals sought to amend article 41 of the Irish constitution from 1937 to recognize and distribute the care provided by family members.
- The votes reflect Ireland's evolving identity and the diminishing influence of the once-dominant Roman Catholic Church in the country.
A5 road upgrade among Dublin cross-border funding projects: The A5 and Casement Park are among projects in a major Irish government cross-border funding plan.
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A5 road: Irish government to restore funding promise: An Irish government commitment of £400m is set to be restored when the cabinet meets on Tuesday.
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Taoiseach confident in Martin as RTÉ Chair resigns: A look at the latest developments following the resignation of Siún Ní Raghallaigh as chairperson of the RTÉ ...
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The Allianz Gaelic Football Show: Sunday Live.
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Varadkar: Sinn Féin-led government ‘a high risk’, but powers limited at Stormont: Varadkar: Sinn Féin-led government ‘a high risk’, but powers limited at ...
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House building in Ireland is at a 15-year high. This is true but it is also Government spin
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Northern Ireland ‘open for business’, Stormont leaders tell US investors at gala: The first minister said Executive representatives were in the US to advocate ...
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Senior baseball: Varadkar gives it Sox on guided tour of Boston ground: Planet Business: Lego’s outperformance, Reddit’s imminent IPO and the highest-paid actors ...
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Local and European elections to be held on Friday June 7: News from the Irish Examiner's team of reporters
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Ministers in US, China, India and Brazil as part of largest St Patrick’s Day programme yet
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Newton Emerson: The best thing Varadkar could do for Stormont is to lay off Sinn Féin
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Miriam Lord: TD hits boiling point amid claims of ‘talking down’ to ‘a female Deputy’
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Analysis: Varadkar’s tacit support of Labour motion shows higher housing targets are coming
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Paid articlePaid Varadkar expresses ‘concern’ that SF could decide RTÉ's funding as leader sues broadcaster
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Taoiseach confident Stormont Executive 'is here to last': Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he wants devolved government in Northern Ireland to last.
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‘A life of extraordinary public service’: Taoiseach leads Dáil tributes to John Bruton
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Handling of exit deals seen in report 'disappointing': Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that what has emerged regarding the handling of redundancy ...
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Northern Ireland Assembly set for return as MPs vote on Thursday on UK-DUP deal: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says there will be ‘questions’ about the deal and its ...
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Ukraine aid: Varadkar talks about Plan B to bypass Orban veto: Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar believes that EU countries will find a way to provide long-term ...
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Davos: Leo Varadkar joins AI chief Sam Altman at star-studded top table: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Paschal Donohoe, the public expenditure minister ...
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Paid articlePaid Government weighs bringing RTÉ under remit of state financial watchdog: Leo Varadkar said the move was being considered at the Fine Gael parliamentary party ...
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Paid articlePaid Taoiseach dismisses complaints about Ryanair buying up homes: Leo Varadkar said the key thing is that Ireland has scaled up housebuilding to 30 ...
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'Vat reduction not the answer': Michael McGrath doubles down on hospitality rate
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Varadkar not ruling out tax increase on bulk buying: The Taoiseach has not ruled out further tax hikes to prevent the large scale purchase of homes by investment ...
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RTÉ crisis: Plans to publish top ten earners last week were abandoned, and Taoiseach favours scrapping TV lice
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Taoiseach dines with Sam Altman, John Collison and other leading tech entrepreneurs
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Paid articlePaid Varadkar: Dart-style train system for Cork viable within 5-10 years: Light rail system is 'a good idea' but 'it is not the priority at this time'
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Maintaining gap between pay and welfare a key priority, says Leo Varadkar: Policy is to to make work pay, to encourage work and increase wages, he argues
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Paid articlePaid ‘I’m not selling crypto’: Leo Varadkar responds to deepfake ads: Speaking from Davos, the Taoiseach warned of the dangers of deepfakes and said AI technologies ...
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Paid articlePaid Ryanair plane takes off on angle during Storm Jocelyn: A Ryanair flight to Tenerife struggles to take off from Leeds Bradford Airport as Storm Jocelyn hits the ...
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Leo Varadkar on Dublin: ‘No city is 100% safe’: Taoiseach says the murder rate, for example, is lower than most cities in the western world
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🇮🇪 Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar tells Euronews at Davos the fight for Ukraine is a fight for wider European values.
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Questions surround basis for selecting Ireland’s next EU commissioner: Micheál Martin said there was a “clear understanding and agreement” that the nominee would ...
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Leo Varadkar says Government needs to push back on ‘far right myths’ about migration
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‘Say hello to your leprechauns’: Leo Varadkar targeted by Russian pranksters: Russian embassy denies involvement in hoax video call
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Taoiseach ‘played along’ with Russian hoaxsters on prank video call after becoming suspicious
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Paid articlePaid Social welfare supports will increase annually, says Varadkar: All social welfare payments will jump by €12 per week from January under measures announced in the ...
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Taoiseach and Tánaiste accuse X of content moderation failures: Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin both questioned the direction the platform ...
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‘Unpredictable events’ derailed delivery of Covid inquiry, Leo Varadkar says: Taoiseach pledges that Ireland’s inquiry into the pandemic will ‘certainly’ be held ...
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Paid articlePaid Post Script: Can Irish government stand up to a tech exec turned beef farmer?: The Business Post takes a look at the scenes behind the stories
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Paid articlePaid Analysis: As Leo courts AI at Davos, UK Post Office fiasco shows we must not put blind faith in tech
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Paid articlePaid Irish Prime Minister Varadkar Tricked by Russian Pranksters Into Call on Ukraine: Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar became the latest world leader to fall victim ...
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