It is “utterly reprehensible” that children are being “used as pawns” in an industrial relations dispute involving Aer Lingus, the Taoiseach has said. Pilots at Aer Lingus served notice to the airline of their intention to launch an indefinite work-to-rule from next Wednesday. It comes after the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) voted overwhelmingly for […]
Taoiseach Simon Harris today welcomed athletes, support staff and executives from Athletics Ireland to Government Buildings for a reception to mark a hugely successful European Athletics Championships. The Taoiseach reflected on the team’s remarkable performance in Rome with athletes Sharlene Mawdsley, Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Lauren Cadden, Mark Smyth, Joseph Ojewumi and Hiko Tonosa. Taoiseach […]
Europe could be doing a “hell of a lot more” in bringing about a ceasefire in Gaza and on sanctioning Israel, Taoiseach Simon Harris has said. He made the comments as Ireland is to formally recognise a Palestinian state on Tuesday, in a joint move with Norway and Spain. The Palestinian flag has been flown […]
Taoiseach Simon Harris has led tributes following the death of Tony O’Reilly, one of the country’s leading business figures, at the age of 88. Mr Harris described Mr O’Reilly as a “trailblazer” who forged a path that other business leaders from Ireland would follow. Mr O’Reilly, who was also known as a media magnate and […]
GAA president Jarlath Burns said he is seeking an early meeting with Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin over the Government’s criticism of GAAGO. Mr Burns said he was “surprised and disappointed” by criticism of the GAAGO service by Mr Harris and Mr Martin. Last week, the Taoiseach said the GAA had “got it […]
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said that he fully supports the call by Senator Tim Lombard that GAA President Jarlath Burns come before the Seanad to hear of concerns about the the number of hurling games being shown on GAAGO. On Saturday night, the Munster Senior Hurling championship game between Cork and Limerick is to be […]
Taoiseach Simon Harris has condemned Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel. Iran launched the unprecedented assault on Saturday night in response to an Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria earlier this month. Iran had vowed to retaliate after two of its top generals were killed in the air strike on Damascus on […]
The Taoiseach said he welcomes US vice president Kamala Harris’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Leo Varadkar said her comments on wanting to see a pause in the fighting represents a “slight change” in the US position. Ms Harris said that, given the “immense scale of suffering” in Gaza, there must be “an […]
Leo Varadkar is in Germany today where he will become the first Taoiseach to attend the Munich Security Conference in its 60-year history. Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin will also attend the gathering over the weekend. The wars in Gaza and Ukraine are set to dominate, while top US politicians – including […]
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has refrained from weighing in on Ireland’s record goalscorer Robbie Keane’s job with an Israeli football team, saying it is “a matter for him”. The former Ireland international has been the head coach for Maccabi Tel Aviv FC since June this year. In October, Israel launched a military operation and bombardment against […]