New Fine Gael leader Simon Harris is expected to meet outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to discuss the transition of power. Mr Harris is also due to meet the other Coalition leaders later this week, ahead of being elected Taoiseach by the Dáil on 9 April. Mr Harris told the media …

Garda sergeants and inspectors have said changes made by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to the structure of policing and the management of investigations is inhibiting the gardaí’s ability to police the country and damaging its community policing ethos. The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI), whose annual conference begins …

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNWRA) has said that Israel had definitively blocked it from making aid deliveries in northern Gaza, where the threat of famine is highest. “Despite the tragedy unfolding under our watch, the Israeli Authorities informed the UN that they will no …

Donald Trump faces twin legal woes in New York, where he could see the possible seizure of his properties over a fine as he separately tries to delay a criminal trial even further. The 77-year-old, who has once again secured the Republican nomination despite facing several legal charges, has already …

The four men accused of involvement in the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 137 people have been charged with terrorism and ordered to be detained pending trial. All four risk a life sentence in prison, a statement from Moscow’s Basmanny district court said. The men were ordered …

Targets for improving water quality in hundreds of rivers and lakes in Northern Ireland by 2027 will not be met, according to auditors. The report, carried out by the Northern Ireland Audit Office, found that the biggest pressures were agriculture and pollution from water treatment works. The Audit Office looked …

Union leaders will meet today to formally ratify the latest public sector pay deal. Agreement was reached with the Government at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in January on a deal that will provide for pay increases of 10.25% over a two-and-a-half year period. Since the negotiations concluded, individual unions …

“Challenges never go away, they just change.” It was a phrase used by Simon Harris in his speech in Athlone, Co Westmeath today after winning the one-horse race to replace Leo Varadkar and become Fine Gael’s next leader. The now Taoiseach-elect said it was a line once said to him …

Sinn Féin TD Louise O’Reilly has said it is now “very clear” that a general election is required after Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris became leader of Fine Gael today. The party’s spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade, Employment and Workers Rights said the appointment of Mr Harris is …

Liam Cunningham has said that Oscar winner Cillian Murphy’s talent was so apparent early on that he “nearly eloped with him”. Cunningham was a guest on Sunday with Miriam on RTÉ Radio 1 to discuss his new Netflix sci-fi series 3 Body Problem when talk turned to the Best Actor …