Harris told party members at the time that he would repay their faith with “hard work, with blood, sweat and tears, day in and day out with responsibility, with humility and with civility”. Simon Harris was officially installed at a ceremony with President Michael D. Higgins. Photo: AP At a weekend conference, he followed up … Read more
Ireland’s Simon Harris, a 37-year-old politician best known for helping steer the country’s response to COVID-19, entered the contest to become its prime minister on Thursday following Leo Varadkar’s shock exit. Harris, currently the only candidate in the race, will become Ireland’s youngest prime minister if he succeeds. He will also have no more than … Read more
“Don’t tell him, he thinks he’s running against Barack Obama, that’s what he said,” said Biden, 81, who also quipped that he was staying up way past his bedtime. From left, Ireland’s prime minister Leo Varadkar, US President Joe Biden and Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the US at the White House in Washington … Read more
