Speaking after his first official visit to Stormont in his new role, Harris said Irish unity is not his current priority.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on January 26 sent messages of congratulations to Micheál Martin and Verona Murphy on their election as the Prime Minister and Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Ireland,

Tánaiste says his priority is harnessing the "full potential" of the Good Friday Agreement - while others argue that the Irish Unity debate can no longer be avoided.

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Ten people including Republic of Ireland captain Séamus Coleman have received the Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad during a ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin. The award was established by the government following the 2011 Global Irish Economic Forum as a means to recognise the contribution of members of the Irish diaspora and was first awarded in 2012.

Mr Harris, who was taoiseach from April last year until Micheal Martin took over the role on Thursday, said he extended an invite to Mr Benn to Dublin. | UTV News

President Michael D Higgins was right to make reference to the war in Gaza during a speech marking Holocaust Memorial Day, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin, right, and Fine Gael’s Simon Harris talk to the media outside the ...

The Republic's deputy leader, Tánaiste Simon Harris, is to meet with political leaders in Belfast later today. The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade will meet with Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First ...

Nearly a quarter of a million customers are without power in the Republic of Ireland, as crews continue to repair "unprecedented" damage to the electricity network caused by Storm Éowyn. Friday's storm brought record wind speeds, with Irish weather service Met Éireann recording 183km/h (114mph) in Mace Head, County Galway.

Ireland may be caught between the European continent and the United States in military powerplays, civil servants have warned Tánaiste Simon Harris. The new Defence Minister has been told Ireland could become “more isolated within the EU” because of our limited co-operation with other member states.

However, Tanaiste Simon Harris today played down the threat of President Trump’s policies as he believes Ireland and the EU can do business with the new US administration. Speaking ahead of ...