Simon Harris

Coalition also plans to introduce ‘far tighter’ regulations on e-scooters and e-bikes, source says

Grace Lynch (16) was ‘failed catastrophically’ by Government, says SF leader

Academics, former journalists and long-time loyalists are among the Government’s most trusted advisers and policy wonks

Department of Education working on plans to ensure schoolchildren are educated about the murder of six million Jews in second World War

Simon Harris does not see any scenario in which Ireland would join Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace

Farming organisations represented on the board called for Larry Murrin to go; Minister for Agriculture backs chairman

Tánaiste cites ‘very serious red flags’ around the board and its potential impact on the United Nations

Opposition TDs raise questions about Government providing €10m more than institution requested last year

EU needs to watch and learn from Michael O’Leary’s interactions with Donald Trump and Elon Musk

EU leaders preparing diplomatic blitz in Davos to lobby US president to retract Greenland and tariff threats

Bloc’s leaders prepare diplomatic blitz to lobby Donald Trump to row back on Greenland, tariff threats

Donald Trump has focused his attack on the EU’s three big weaknesses

Austria’s Bawag seen as a frontrunner to buy PTSB

Macron likely to propose first use of bloc’s ‘bazooka’ emergency power to increase its negotiating leverage

The investment will see the group focus on its packaging division

It’s getting tougher to sell the Irish message of ‘careful now’

Eurogroup meeting in Brussels next week expected to be dominated by new economic threat from US

On migration, politicians are specialising in the Janus strategy of facing two ways at once

‘He’s supposed to be the prime minister, so why is he carrying his own bag?’ - Micheál makes waves in China

Figures come from briefing material drawn up for Simon Harris on his appointment in December as Minister for Finance

Putting your head above the parapet in Trump’s America risks sanction

Tánaiste in hot water over comments on immigration and homelessness, but insists his position has been consistent

Tánaiste continues official visit to California

Trip by former party senator and general secretary in 2019 has attracted renewed criticism in recent days

Simon Harris defended by Independent councillor Malachy Steenson

The number of unsuccessful asylum seekers who left Ireland was up 89% last year

Patrick O’Donovan says he has deactivated his X account over concerns around Grok

A masterclass by the farming lobby captured both the Government and Opposition

Tánaiste welcomed figures but also pointed to companies frontloading exports in response to US moves

Tánaiste ‘would imagine’ rules on accessing State’s skies were followed on previous flight

Venezuelan president’s capture by US is ‘complex when it comes to international law’, says Tánaiste

Record corporation tax receipts and strong growth in imports indicate the strength of the IT and pharma sectors on which we rely heavily

Plus: National Concert Hall can’t stop the music; and a Clarewoman at Sellafield

With a healthy majority thanks to Independents, the Coalition should have time to get a grip on the issues of most concern to voters

Spending of windfall corporation taxes is an exercise in political expediency that we will almost certainly regret when the tide goes out

As the new year dawns, there is no shortage of reasons for concern

Simon Harris said ‘significant number’ of people in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have a housing right in Ireland’

Homeless executive chief rejects Tánaiste’s view, saying people who ‘can’t establish a right to housing ... are sent on their way’

In a wide-ranging interview, the Tánaiste responds to criticism of his statements on immigration, defends his social media usage and defends his credentials to be Minister for Finance

Outcome of appeal cannot upset the election of President Catherine Connolly - judges