Simon Harris

How using a Deutsche Bank projection landed Government in hot water on housing completions

The only 40,000 estimate for completions last year, which was often quoted in the general election campaign, came from Deutsche Bank

Taoiseach rejects Zelenskiy call for ‘armed forces of Europe’

Micheál Martin says Ireland continues to stand with Ukraine but ‘a European army isn’t on the agenda’

Housing: Back to the drawing board for the Government or more of the same?

Ministers expected on Monday to discuss creation of ‘clearing office’ with aim to clear blockages in system and co-ordinate homebuilding and servicing of zoned lands

Harsh to blame Verona Murphy after Micheál Martin ignites slow-burning brouhaha

Call for elite squad of Ministers to be taught to watch their tongues before targetting Donald Trump in Operation Blarney

Department of Transport strongly backs Dublin Airport expansion and easing of passenger gap

Transport docs

Tánaiste says it was ‘appropriate’ that senator resigned Fine Gael whip after arrest

Circumstances that led to Martin Conway’s resignation were distressing and there will be ‘a full investigation’, Simon Harris says

Simon Harris says Government should not ‘make policy on the hoof’ as he defends rent controls

Tánaiste’s comments come after Taoiseach Micheál Martin trailed possibility of replacing RPZs

Government to ban trade on goods but not services from occupied Palestinian territories, Harris tells Dáil

Tánaiste says ‘radical’ amendment need on legislation to avoid EU infringement proceedings

Ministers to consider tax breaks for property developers to boost investment in housing

Proposal likely to meet resistance in Department of Finance after experience of crash

Who is Evanne Ní Chuilinn? From RTÉ sports broadcaster to Fine Gael Senator

The former RTÉ sports broadcaster is one of Fine Gael’s five nominees for the Seanad

Ireland must ‘get serious’ about defence and military security, says Taoiseach

Defence Forces below target strength and lacking several capabilities common in European countries of a similar size

Jim O’Callaghan and the new ministers out to make a good first impression

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Trump creates instability but he is fond of Ireland and there is a ‘way forward’ - Simon Harris

Tánaiste says he believes Taoiseach will receive invitation to the White House for St Patrick’s Day

Trump’s tariff threat to Ireland: More bark than bite?

Ireland could be caught in the middle of a devastating US-EU trade war

Government criticises ‘provocative’ Israeli comments on Irish ‘obligation’ to Gaza refugees

Controversy comes as figures show the number of Palestinians seeking asylum in Ireland has increased more than eightfold

Trump’s Gaza plan: Israeli comments on Ireland ‘provocative’ and a ‘distraction’, says Government

Israel Katz said Ireland, Spain and Norway should accept Gazans in wake of Trump idea for enclave

Greater gender balance expected to feature in Taoiseach’s 11 nominees to Seanad

Former broadcasters Alison Comyn and Gráinne Seoige tipped as possible nominees

Government ‘peddling myth’ about Occupied Territories Bill, former coalition minister says

Claim of need to ‘start from scratch’ is to ‘avoid taking action’, Roderic O’Gorman says

Government housing figures ‘a load of bull’, says Sinn Féin leader

Taoiseach insists ‘no attempt to deceive’ but he is ‘extremely disappointed’ completions less than official 33,000 target

Trump’s Gaza comments are ‘very concerning’, Simon Harris says

St Patrick’s Day visit should be cancelled if US president remains on ‘trajectory towards ethnic cleansing’, Social Democrats say

Will Dáil speaking rights row explode again?

Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy sought to end impasse but Michael Lowry is not ready to let matter rest

Ireland to set up new trade advisory bodies amid Trump EU tariff threats

Cabinet expected to approve new ‘resilience plan’ for ESB to ensure the State’s energy grid is better equipped to withstand extreme weather events

Is Ireland anti-Semitic, an outlier of tolerance or in the middle ground?

Critics decry Michael D Higgins speech for Holocaust Memorial Day, politicians’ stance on Gaza and the Occupied Territories Bill

Irish diplomats in Washington aim to banish anxiety and build ties with new Trump administration

Irish influence in the US may be moving to a different phase rather than declining

Ceann Comhairle rules Regional Independents cannot be viewed as members of the Opposition

Ruling appears to present a path to resolving the conflict about speaking time and allowing the Dáil to proceed this week

Harris warns of ‘significant challenges’ for Ireland if Trump places tariffs on EU

US president has warned he will impose levies on European Union

Ireland’s plan to ban certain Israeli goods would be ‘very difficult to enforce’

Occupied Territories Bill ‘might pose problems’ for multinationals and other businesses in Ireland, Department of Enterprise briefing note states

Ireland’s planned ban on certain Israeli goods complicated by recent events

Ceasefire in Gaza and election of pro-Israel US president Donald Trump likely to feed into deliberations on Occupied Territories Bill

Omagh bombing inquiry: ‘The bomb affected how I felt about where I came from, driving me away from Northern Ireland’

There have been many inquiries into killings during the Troubles but this seems unique, allowing families to express their deepest feelings about their loved ones

A good foreign policy is one that no one notices. Unfortunately that’s not Simon Harris’s style

Harris’s success or failure in his new role will mean success or failure for all of us

Government gender balance hands Opposition low-hanging fruit

It is the less predictable events that will present the biggest problems for the Coalition

Omagh bombing inquiry: Woman hopes ‘no other family has to suffer as we did’ after members of three generations killed

Victim’s sister questions whether process will uncover the full truth

Tolerance for Ireland’s neutrality may go down as Finland and Sweden joined Nato, Minister told

Warning contained in departmental briefing prepared for incoming Minister for Defence Simon Harris

Former Fianna Fáil minister ‘disappointed’ at number of women in Cabinet

Mary Hanafin hoping ‘at least two’ women TDs from party are appointed as ministers of State on Wednesday

Storm Éowyn: Crews from Britain and EU countries set to help ESB restore power

Up to 100,000 customers likely to be without power for the rest of the week

President Higgins ‘rightly’ referenced Gaza war in Holocaust speech, says Simon Harris

Several protesters walked out of President Michael D Higgins’s speech marking Holocaust Memorial Day

The Michael Lowry issue is still unresolved and may escalate. GUBU’s the word for it

‘Unprecedented’ is overused, but even veterans were hard-pressed to find another way on Wednesday to describe the chaotic scenes in the Dáil

‘This whole day is because of you’: how Michael Lowry and the Opposition clashed to create a day of Dáil chaos

Late-night wrangling produced a compromise over the Regional Independents - but whether it holds remains to be seen

Focus now moves to appointment of 23 Junior Ministers

Under the agreement between the two parties Fianna Fáil will have 10 Junior Ministers and Fine Gael will have eight

Simon Harris and Hilary Benn have ‘warm and engaging’ conversation

Tánaiste says the pair discussed repealing and replacing the contentious Legacy Act

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