Taoiseach Simon Harris making his debut in Brussels as Irish leader yesterday calling on other EU countries to join Ireland’s move to recognise the state of Palestine looking to create an coalition of countries ready to do so - but says 🇮🇪 will not wait for EU on it.

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Simon Harris emerges after a Dáil vote to become Taoiseach to much applause. He will now go to the Áras to be appointed Taoiseach and head of the government by the President Michael D Higgins.

NEW: Simon Harris Taoiseach vote to be supported by 89 TDs with Independent Sean Canney joining in giving the new gov leader his vote, along with other Independents C Berry, P Fitzpatrick, M Lowry, D Naughten, N Grealish and M MacSharry.

All this and lots more in today's Mail

New leader of Fine Gael Simon Harris says ‘I don’t fear Sinn Fein’ and said he is looking forward to debating them in the Dáil. He said that SF are the party of talking about the housing crisis while opposing gov measures to help fix it.

BREAKING: Fine Gael Enterprise Minister who has served in Cabinet for over a decade is stepping away from the top table.

The new EU rules also mean there will be legally binding time limits on processing time for asylum applications likely around 6 months - currently the average wait time here is around 18 months.

Justice Minister going to cabinet today to get green light on new EU migration rules, which include:
-fast tracking for asylum seekers who arrive without passports/security risk/give misleading info.
-new dedicated accommodation for those people
-more fingerprinting of arrivals

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There should be just one massive election in May. Everything. Locals, European, Dail, Seanad, Presidential, Next Ireland manager, new RTE board, everything. I want my ballot papers dropped in front of me at the polling booth on a fucking pallet

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Leo Varadkar visibly emotional as he announces he stepping down as leader of Fine Gael and leaving Taoiseach post. There will be a new FG leader by mid April who will then be Taoiseach.

Tánaiste Mícheál Martin reacts to the news that the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is stepping down. There will be a new Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach by the middle of April.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is expected to announce he is stepping down shortly at government buildings.

Following Ciaran Cannon comments about the “toxicity” in politics, the Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe says there is a “dark undertone” in public life at the moment RTÉ News

Maev Doyle, ex wife of convicted former Garda Mark Doyle speaks outside court as he’s jailed for 6 years for assaulting her and her two sons over a long period.

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