Simon Harris ... premier Enda Kenny stepped down from his role, but the then-30-year-old ruled himself out, insisting he didn’t yet have the experience. As health minister, Harris was prominent ...

After a swift political rise, Simon Harris ... in a major vote of confidence from Enda Kenny, then the taoiseach. Image Mr. Harris in Dublin in 2015. The son of a taxi driver and a teaching ...

Foreign affairs, trade and defence were once pleasant political pastures. Simon Harris has gathered them as his ministerial portfolio at a moment when risk outweighs the advantages. The ...

Simon Harris made history when he became ... at Tinakilly House where well-known faces such as former Taoiseach Enda Kenny were in attendance. Simon and Caoimhe welcomed their first child, a ...

Simon Harris ... tour with Mr Kenny. Joanne Lonergan is another name that has been raised, again she worked under Mr Kenny as assistant government secretary before moving to Mr Harris.

Simon Harris, a social media-savvy politician ... But former taoiseach and ex-Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny convinced Mr Harris to join his party. After cutting his political teeth as an assistant ...

When Varadkar succeeded Kenny as Fine Gael chief and prime minister in 2017, Harris kept the health portfolio despite backing Varadkar’s challenger Simon Coveney — and even though Varadkar already had ...

He started the logroll of Fine Gael TDs endorsing Simon ... Harris now joins the Health survivors’ group that consists of every first-time 21st-century taoiseach except Enda Kenny.

Simon Harris chose not to attend the annual Remembrance ... It represents a significant break in a tradition begun by Enda Kenny. Mr Kenny became the first taoiseach to attend a Remembrance ...