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Simon Harris 'has to get this year right' - Bertie Ahern

Tomorrow is a seismic day for Ireland as Simon Harris gets set to take over as Taoiseach and if h...

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15.52 8 Apr 2024


Simon Harris 'has to get this year right' - Bertie Ahern


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15.52 8 Apr 2024


Tomorrow is a seismic day for Ireland as Simon Harris gets set to take over as Taoiseach and if his speech at this past weekend’s Ard Fheis is anything to go by he is hoping to achieve big things in his short tenure. 

He also spoke about law and order, health and  a lot more – however today marks Leo Varadkar’s last day as Taoiseach as he prepares to resign this evening. Today he was undertaking his final engagements in the job as the North South Ministerial Council. He says Stormont shouldn't be impacted by such disruptions.

For more on this, Kieran was joined by Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to discuss...


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