The rise of Simon Harris: ‘He used to turn up to meetings in suits three times too big for him’ irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

Harry McGee: What kind of taoiseach will Simon Harris be? His record gives us some indication irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

Simon Harris elected Taoiseach in Dáil vote and will reveal new ministers after Áras visit irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

Simon Harris: The five career moves that led him to the taoiseach’s office

From playwright prodigy to the TikTok taoiseach, the Wicklow politician has scraped through tight corners in politics to become Fine Gael leader

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Blurred military lines: When Defence Forces soldiers cross over into the world of private contractors - ⁦Conor Gallagher⁩ reports irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0… via ⁦The Irish Times⁩

RTÉ executives spend over €175,000 on corporate credit cards - ⁦Jack Horgan-Jones⁩ & ⁦Fiachra Gallagher⁩ report
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Complaint about donations to Leo Varadkar does not need criminal investigation, gardaí say - ⁦Jennifer Bray⁩ reports
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From TikTok taoiseach to storm clouds on the horizon...

Seven hot topics for the Fine Gael ardfheis in Galway - Cormac McQuinn previews the party's conference taking place tomorrow ahead of Simon Harris taking charge on Tuesday irishtimes.com/politics/2024/… via The Irish Times

New asylum-seeker accommodation agency is under consideration - Jack Horgan-Jones & Sorcha Pollak report irishtimes.com/politics/2024/… via The Irish Times

How a site in a sought-after area of Dublin remains derelict after 20 years of inactivity irishtimes.com/ireland/housin…

Citywest hotel in Dublin was paid €53.6m to accommodate asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees in 2023 - Sorcha Pollak reports

Almost €1.5 billion spent last year on accommodation for Ukrainians & €640 million for IP applicants irishtimes.com/ireland/social… via The Irish Times

United Ireland could cost €20bn a year for 20 years, says new study - Mark Hennessy reports irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0… via The Irish Times

Today we publish the results of a long investigation by Naomi O'Leary, revealing that former members of the Defence Forces have been training Khalifa Haftar’s army in Libya - an apparent breach of a UN arms embargo irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0…?

Training of rogue Libyan forces by ex-Irish soldiers ‘deeply shocking’, Tánaiste says

Dept of Enterprise to investigate alleged breaches of UN and EU sanctions following Irish Times investigation

Conor Gallagher & Naomi O'Leary report
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Too few gardaí, too many ‘ne’er’ do wells’ in Dublin, city’s most senior official claims - Olivia Kelly reports

Not enough gardaí to police the capital’s streets, says Dublin City Council's new chief executive Richard Shakespeare
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