Stardust inquests: Verdicts to be delivered on Thursday  irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4137…

NEW: The jury at the Stardust inquests has a verdict. The jury foreman has just confirmed. Verdict will be announced at 2pm tomorrow.

Development levies to be scrapped for remainder of the year irishexaminer.com/news/politics/…

All uniform gardaí must conduct 30 minutes of “high visibility policing” in their shifts, under a directive issued today by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.
Supervisors will 'ensure compliance” of frontline members with directive.
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Mayo TD Alan Dillon is to be appointed to be the next junior minister at the Department of Housing, while Cork North Central TD Colm Burke will become the Public Health junior minister

In a somewhat of a surprise move, Kieran O'Donnell is to be appointed to the OPW portfolio.
It had been rumoured that Mayo TD Allan Dillon would be given the OPW role.

Junior ministerial appointments — Neale Richmond moves to Finance irishexaminer.com/news/politics/…

Neale Richmond will move from his role as junior Enterprise Minister to Finance, while Emer Higgins will replace him in Enterprise.

Peter Burke is to be appointed as Enterprise Minister, the Irish Examiner can confirm

European Affairs Minister Peter Burke has been spotted crossing into Government Buildings from Leinster House

Speculation has surrounded him in recent months, with expectations that he will be made Enterprise Minister

New Taoiseach Simon Harris has just left Leinster House to travel to Aras and Uachtarain to be appointed by the President

While the votes are still being tallied up, Simon Harris has comfortably won the vote and will be deemed elected as Taoiseach by the Dáil

In a surprising turn, Danny Healy-Rae is proposing his brother Michael Healy-Rae to become the next Taoiseach.

He tells the Dáil that he believes his brother is 'well capable' of carrying out the task due to his understanding of the public.

Cork TD Mick Barry references Mr Harris's new theme tune, 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet' by Bachman Turner-Overdrive.

However, he says that a more appropriate tune would be 'Won't Get Fooled Again' by The Who, which ends with:

'Meet the new boss, same as the old boss'

Labour's Ivana Bacik says that the Fine Gael are fheis tagline of A New Energy sounds 'like a Star Wars film'.

She says the government derided Labour's idea of 50,000 new homes a year and that is now de facto government policy, having been part of Simon Harris's speech.

In her nominating speech, Heather Humphreys says that when she first met Simon Harris in the Dáil, she believed he was either on a school tour or on work experience

The Dáil chamber is beginning to fill up ahead of a 10.30 start. Simon Harris is sitting beside Eamon Ryan, and has just gone to greet his family who are in the distinguished visitors gallery.

NEW: Leo Varadkar tells the Six One that he has received a 'few interesting' job offers in recent weeks, but that he has nothing lined up as he resigns as Taoiseach.

Mr Varadkar says that he is yet to decide if he will run again, but will consider it over the summer

'Speak English, you are in Ireland'
Absolutely horrific hate.
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Naughton and Burke tipped for promotion in Simon Harris's new cabinet  irishexaminer.com/news/politics/…