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Senate blocks commission that would cut VA medical centers in WV: A federal commission that threatened to close Veterans Affairs medical centers in West Virginia ...
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Senate blocks commission that would cut VA medical centers in WV: A federal commission that threatened to close Veterans Affairs medical centers in West Virginia ...
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Senate blocks commission that would cut VA medical centers in WV
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Tánaiste visits refugee camp during Middle East visit: Tánaiste Micheál Martin has visited a UNRWA Palestinian refugee camp south of the Jordanian capital Amman ...
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Tánaiste visits refugee camp during Middle East visit
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Tánaiste says no row over budget among party leaders: Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said there was no row at the party leaders meeting about budget promises.
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Tánaiste says no row over budget among party leaders
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'Difficult to comprehend' Gaza bombing campaign - Martin: Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said it was "very difficult to comprehend" what he ...
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'Difficult to comprehend' Gaza bombing campaign - Martin
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Micheál Martin repeats position Fianna Fáil will not go into Government with Sinn Féin
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Micheál Martin repeats position Fianna Fáil will not go into Government ...
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Govt to give 'serious consideration' to Stardust redress: Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that the Government will give "serious ...
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Govt to give 'serious consideration' to Stardust redress
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Live updates: New Taoiseach Simon Harris names his Cabinet : The new Cabinet has arrived in the Dáil chamber.
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Live updates: New Taoiseach Simon Harris names his Cabinet 
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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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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UNRWA schools provide hope to young Palestinians in Jordan: Set up to accommodate refugees fleeing the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Talbieh camp near Amman is home to ...
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UNRWA schools provide hope to young Palestinians in Jordan
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Tánaiste to meet aid workers at Rafah border crossing: More than two million registered Palestinian refugees live in Jordan, the largest number of all UNRWA ...
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Tánaiste to meet aid workers at Rafah border crossing
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'You could say we escaped hell and it's still going on in there', mother says of fleeing Gaza
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Simon Harris pledges to fix housing ‘once and for all’ in first ardfheis speech as Fine Gael leader
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Simon Harris pledges to fix housing ‘once and for all’ in first ardfheis ...
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Politicians should 'respect each other better' - Varadkar: Politicians have a responsibility not to encourage toxicity in public debate ...
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Politicians should 'respect each other better' - Varadkar
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Varadkar says FG should prepare for historic fourth term in Government: Varadkar says FG should prepare for historic fourth term in Government: A comprehensive ...
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Varadkar says FG should prepare for historic fourth term in Government
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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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Calls to expel Israeli ambassador 'simplistic' - Martin: Tánaiste Micheál Martin has described calls from opposition parties to expel the Israeli ...
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Calls to expel Israeli ambassador 'simplistic' - Martin
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Micheál Martin says Ireland will recognise Palestinian statehood: Tánaiste says 'recognition of a Palestinian State will happen'
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Micheál Martin says Ireland will recognise Palestinian statehood
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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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Simon Harris, the ‘TikTok Taoiseach,’ Is Ireland’s New Leader
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Fianna Fáil preparing for general election after giveaway October budget: One senior party member suggested the Government had to call an election after ...
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Fianna Fáil preparing for general election after giveaway October budget
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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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Lack of data sharing on road crashes 'nonsense' - Martin: The lack of sharing of data on road collisions is "nonsense" and should be resolved ...
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Lack of data sharing on road crashes 'nonsense' - Martin
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Miriam Lord: Harris’s first ardfheis as leader hears You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet ... a promise or a threat?
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Miriam Lord: Harris’s first ardfheis as leader hears You Ain’t Seen ...
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Varadkar to undertake final engagement as Taoiseach in NI: Leo Varadkar will undertake his final engagement as Taoiseach today when he visits Northern Ireland ...
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Varadkar to undertake final engagement as Taoiseach in NI
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Paddy Cosgrave’s high-risk return: ‘He is a fascinating figure ... I think he relishes the notoriety’
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Paddy Cosgrave’s high-risk return: ‘He is a fascinating figure .. ...
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Fergus Finlay: Here’s my advice to new ministers on how to be successful in the job
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O’Neill says it is ‘business as usual’ for Stormont in aftermath of Donaldson resignation
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O’Neill says it is ‘business as usual’ for Stormont in aftermath of ...
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Record reveals list of discouraged words and phrases in Leo Varadkar's government
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Record reveals list of discouraged words and phrases in Leo ...
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Elaine Loughlin: Peter Burke is waiting in the wings to become future Fine Gael leader
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Elaine Loughlin: Peter Burke is waiting in the wings to become future Fine ...
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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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Irish Parliament Votes to Appoint Simon Harris Prime Minister
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Flooding at Lough Funshinagh forces road closures and home evacuations: Roscommon County Council said the R362 at Coolnageer would close from Friday for ‘minimum ...
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Flooding at Lough Funshinagh forces road closures and home evacuations
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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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Ireland: Ireland's new Prime Minister still has a lot of time
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‘Too old’ Biden again spotted with ‘cheat codes’ in meeting with Irish PM : US President Joe Biden on Friday (Mar 15) was again captured with his ‘cheat codes’ ...
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‘Too old’ Biden again spotted with ‘cheat codes’ in meeting with Irish PM
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Refusal to allow in adequate aid to starving Gazans is ‘criminal’, Tánaiste says: Micheál Martin was speaking at the launch of the national risk assessment which ...
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Refusal to allow in adequate aid to starving Gazans is ‘criminal’ ...
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Tánaiste names two navy ships LÉ Aoibhinn and LÉ Gobnait: Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin has named two Navy Service ships LÉ Aoibhinn and LÉ ...
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Tánaiste names two navy ships LÉ Aoibhinn and LÉ Gobnait
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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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GPO commemoration to mark 1916 Easter Rising
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If politicians like Varadkar and Ardern are burnt out, it’s a sign of the corrosive nature of politics
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If politicians like Varadkar and Ardern are burnt out, it’s a sign of the ...
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Finn McRedmond: Britain’s narrow stereotype of the Irish could not make sense of Leo Varadkar
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Finn McRedmond: Britain’s narrow stereotype of the Irish could not make ...
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Suzanne Harrington: Giving lessons in the art of resignation could be Leo's next job
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Suzanne Harrington: Giving lessons in the art of resignation could be ...
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Training of rogue Libyan forces by ex-Irish soldiers ‘deeply shocking’, Tánaiste says
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Training of rogue Libyan forces by ex-Irish soldiers ‘deeply shocking’ ...
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Terry Prone: We love a resignation and all the drama and intrigue that follows: It’s no accident that one of the most exciting and popular recent TV series was ...
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Terry Prone: We love a resignation and all the drama and intrigue that ...
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Opposition leaders call for general election in wake of Varadkar decision: Opposition leaders have called on the Government to hold a general election after Leo ...
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Opposition leaders call for general election in wake of Varadkar decision
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Tánaiste urges Israel ‘to show humanity’ and allow more aid into Gaza: Foreign affairs minister Micheál Martin, made the comments at an event in Dublin with EU ...
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Tánaiste urges Israel ‘to show humanity’ and allow more aid into Gaza
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Poll suggests drop in support for Sinn Féin but rise for Aontú and Independents: Support for Fine Gael is down one point at 19%, but the survey was conducted ...
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Poll suggests drop in support for Sinn Féin but rise for Aontú and ...