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Simon Harris speaks to the media after being confirmed as the new leader of Fine Gael, paving the way for him to become Ireland's youngest premier, at the Midlands North-West European Election Selection Convention, at the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone, March 24, 2024
IRELAND is poised to get its youngest-ever premier next month after Simon Harris secured the leadership of the Fine Gael party on Sunday.
Mr Harris replaces Leo Varadkar who announced his resignation last week.
The 37-year-old Harris, who has been the coalition government’s further and higher education minister, was the only candidate to put his name forward to succeed Mr Varadkar, who had been Ireland’s previous youngest prime minister, or what Ireland calls its taoiseach.
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A new group within the NEU is preparing the labour movement for a conversation on Irish unity by arguing that true liberation must be rooted in working-class solidarity and anti-sectarianism, writes ROBERT POOLE
The independent TD’s campaign has put important issues like Irish reunification and military neutrality at the heart of the political conversation, argues SEAN MacBRADAIGH
