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Thalidomide survivors hope meeting will 'shift dial' on resolution process
Simon Harris
Thalidomide was prescribed to pregnant mothers in the 1950s and 1960s as an anti-morning sickness drug but was later pulled because of links to birth defects and lifelong disabilities
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Tánaiste compared to Nigel Farage as comments on immigration branded 'dangerous'
Simon Harris
Simon Harris said Ireland’s asylum seeker system is not working and that migration numbers are "too high"
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Weather expert reveals impact Hurricane Melissa may have on Ireland as 295 km/h storm hits Jamaica
Weather
Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record and the strongest to ever hit Jamaica
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Man pleads guilty to making online threat to kill or harm Simon Harris and his family
Simon Harris
On Tuesday Patrick Grealish (48), with an address at Garraí An Choirce in Leitir Mealláin, pleaded guilty to making the threats to Mr Harris and his family in August of last year
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Simon Harris: EU can play vital role in boosting humanitarian aid for Gaza
Simon Harris
The Tánaiste will discuss a range of issues at a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg today, including Russian aggression against Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, and EU-Indo Pacific relations
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People should be prepared to talk about what a unified Ireland looks like, Tanaiste says
Simon Harris
The Tánaiste was commenting after presidential candidate Heather Humphreys suggested unification could involve the retention of a devolved parliament at Stormont
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Aontú scraps motion of no confidence in the Government
Simon Harris
Last week, the party announced it would be tabling a motion of no confidence against Tánaiste Simon Harris
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Motion of confidence in Tánaiste Simon Harris passed in Dáil
Simon Harris
The motion of confidence was debated in the Dáil for over two hours
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Vote of confidence in Tánaiste Simon Harris taking place in the Dáil
Simon Harris
It comes after Aontú said it would call a motion of no confidence in the Tánaiste next week
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Government to address motion of no confidence in Simon Harris 'very swiftly'
Simon Harris
While health minister in 2017, Mr Harris pledged that no child would wait more than four months for scoliosis treatment
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Tanaiste to face no confidence motion over handling of children's healthcare
Simon Harris
The motion follows a series of scandals at CHI including the implanting of non-surgical springs into child patients, unnecessary hip surgeries, the security of health records, and issues around in-sourcing
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Ireland will have to commit millions more to Gaza, Cabinet to hear
Gaza
Tanaiste Simon Harris is to update Cabinet colleagues on Tuesday about a "substantial aid package" to Gaza from Ireland
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Irish politicians and charities 'cautiously' welcome Gaza ceasefire agreement
Gaza
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Harris said it’s a “historic moment” and that Ireland stands ready to assist
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16 Irish citizens held on Gaza flotilla taken to 'detention facility' in Israel
Gaza
Simon Harris also said he believed Israel had breached international law in the detention of the 16 Irish citizens among hundreds of others
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Mum of brave, young boy with spina bifida and scoliosis who died calls for full public inquiry
Scoliosis
Gillian Sherratt's plea follows the death in July of her nine-year-old son Harvey Morrison-Sherratt, from Dublin
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Inquiry into spinal care at CHI will take place, parents of Harvey Morrison Sherratt say
Scoliosis
The young boy's parents met with the Tánaiste and Health Minister
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Ireland would be 'eager to assist' with peacekeeping in Ukraine - Tánaiste
Simon Harris
Irish peacekeepers could be sent to Ukraine if a peace agreement is struck
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Tanaiste welcomes White House confirmation of EU exemption from new 100 per cent pharma tariff
Simon Harris
The announcement of a new 100 per cent tax on pharma products had cast uncertainty over a previous agreement between the EU and the US which placed a 15 per cent cap on pharma tariffs
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Former Fianna Fáil Minister Martin Mansergh dies aged 78 in Western Sahara
Fianna Fail
He has been described as a 'true Irish republican' who was a key figure in the Northern Ireland peace process
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Conor McGregor issues three-word put-down of Simon Harris after Tánaiste's criticism
Conor McGregor
McGregor slammed the Tánaiste after the United States announced a new tariff on the pharmaceutical sector.
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Conor McGregor "represents the worst of us" says Simon Harris in scathing criticism of UFC star
Conor McGregor
The Tánaiste was speaking to media in America when he made the comments.
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'Welcome to the neighbourhood and God Bless Ireland' - Trump declares his love for the Irish in personal letter
Global Ireland
Just days after lambasting the United Nations and warning European countries they are "going to hell", the US President has been singing Ireland's praises
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Simon Harris says Israeli attack on Gaza freedom flotilla is a breach of international law
Global Ireland
The Tánaiste has said the situation for around 20 Irish citizens aboard a flotilla bound for Gaza is extremely dangerous
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'Online threats to Tanaiste Simon Harris are only tip of the political iceberg'
Simon Harris
"We can't blame Simon Harris for all our political problems but we can all decide at the end of this Government's five-year term of office whether they delivered or not"
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