Simon Harris says “we must work in partnership with tech companies to identify and neutralise foreign interference in democratic debates”.

He says we have not always done enough to combat people’s fears on issues such as immigration and “we must be willing to engage”

Ireland cannot and should not fear being part of discussions on defence, Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said. He said the country would remain neutral but this did not excuse complacency about security/defence issues.
He said more must be done to support/resource def forces

Simon Harris has been formally elected as new leader of Fine Gael at an election convention in Athlone

Members of Forsa, the country’s largest public service trade union, back proposed new pay deal for State employees by 94 per cent. See details at irishtimes.com

Chief executives of commercial State companies to have their pay reviewed as a priority by new group established by Government which will examine remuneration for senior personnel in the public sector. See details in The Irish Times

Senior HSE executive receives a €388,000 redundancy agreement. Deal approved by two Government departments. See details in The Irish Times

US House of Representatives votes to open impeachment inquiry into president Joe Biden

Department of Adult Corrections in North Carolina confirms it has received release orders for Molly Martens Corbett and her father Thomas Martens. Thomas Martens to leave prison on Tuesday while Molly Martens will be freed on Wednesday.

Controversial Republican congressman George Santos has been expelled from the House of Representatives.

House of Representatives in the United States elects Republican Mike Johnson as new Speaker, ending three weeks of chaos following the removal of Kevin McCarthy earlier this month

Conservative Republican politician Jim Jordan fails in second bid to be elected Speaker of US House of Representatives. He did worse in second vote on Wednesday than he did on Tuesday in the first ballot

US president Joe Biden is to visit Israel on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.

US president Joe Biden describes attack by Hamas on Israel as “pure unadulterated evil”. He says at least 14 Americans were killed.
He says “we must be crystal clear, we stand with Israel”.

Robert F Kennedy jnr, son of assassinated presidential candidate Robert Kennedy and nephew of president John F Kennedy, is to break with the Democratic Party - to which his family has been associated for decades — and run for the White House as an independent

US House of Representatives speaker Kevin McCarthy to open formal impeachment inquiry into US president Joe Biden.

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years in prison after being convicted on seditious conspiracy charge in relation to the January 6th attack on the US Capitol

White House says US president Joe Biden “reviewed developments in Northern Ireland and efforts to ensure continued progress there” in talks with UK prime minister Rishi Sunak in London on Monday

White House confirms US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine.

Another man at the federal courthouse in Miami has a different message as to what should happen to Donald Trump. See coverage in The Irish Times

One man flew from California to Miami to support Donald Trump in court on Tuesday