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Russian drones over Poland ‘wake-up call for the West’, Harris says

Drones which entered Polish airspace were shot down.

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New Troubles legacy framework ‘effectively there’, says Harris

Tanaiste Simon Harris said an agreement on legacy issues relating to the Troubles was close to being agreed.

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Harris ‘relieved and delighted’ by Gena Heraty release after Haiti kidnapping

Ms Heraty had been taken hostage from an orphanage in Kenscoff earlier this month.

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Irishwoman kidnapped in Haiti is released along with other hostages

Gena Heraty was taken captive with seven other people, including a young child, earlier this month.

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Simon Harris holds talks with Haitian counterpart over Gena Heraty kidnapping

Mr Harris asked that everything is done to ensure the release of Ms Heraty and other hostages, including a three-year-old child.

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Tanaiste to meet mother of murdered peacekeeper

It comes after Natasha Rooney expressed disappointment at a lack of justice for her son Sean, who was killed in Lebanon in 2022.

The Independent UK

Irish premier calls for end to war in Gaza describing it as ‘horrific’

It comes after Tanaiste Simon Harris was one of 26 signatories to a joint statement calling for an end to the war.

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EU and US must work ‘intensively’ to get tariff deal before deadline

Countries had been working to a Wednesday deadline to make a new deal with the Trump administration.

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Taoiseach ‘hopeful’ of EU-US deal as tariff deadline pushed back

The Taoiseach remains ‘hopeful’ that the EU can reach a deal with the US on tariffs, as the Trump administration pushed back a looming deadline.

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Irish politician released by Egyptian authorities

Paul Murphy said he went to retrieve his confiscated phone from a Cairo police station but was prevented from leaving.

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Irish citizens released from detention in Egypt

Ireland’s deputy premier has expressed deep concern over escalating tensions in the Middle East.

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'Do they think we’re thick?': Irish minister in stunning rebuke of 'genocidal' Israel

THE DEPUTY premier of Ireland has accused the Israeli government of “genocidal activity” and “a consistent pattern of war crimes” ...

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Ireland’s deputy premier accuses Israel of ‘genocidal activity’ in Gaza

Simon Harris said it was now ‘clear’ that Israel wanted to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

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UK and Irish governments ‘working intensively’ to find agreement on legacy

Tanaiste Simon Harris met political leaders in Belfast on Monday to discuss ongoing efforts to shape mechanisms for dealing with legacy issues.

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Attorney General ‘raised no issue’ with services ban with Israeli settlements

Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman accused the Government of ‘kicking the can down the road’.

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Pope Francis remains ‘an incredible source of hope’, Irish president says

Political leaders across the island of Ireland have reflected on the legacy of Pope Francis after attending his funeral on Saturday.

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Harris condemns ‘despicable’ Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city of Sumy

The Tanaiste said Russia was demonstrating it had no interest in peace.

The Independent UK

Ireland’s deputy premier Harris to meet commerce secretary Lutnick in US

Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris will meet US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, a key critic of the Irish Government’s fiscal policies.

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Irish leaders say Ukraine must decide conditions for a ‘just’ peace

Micheal Martin and Simon Harris were speaking after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin suggested talks to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Tanaiste: Ireland will ban goods, not services, from illegal Israeli settlements

Irish deputy premier Simon Harris was accused of using technicalities to distract from a significant shift in policy.

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Trump creates instability but he is fond of Ireland, Irish deputy premier says

Tanaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Harris said ‘tariffs are bad for people in the United States of America’.

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