Simon Harris, the TikTok Taoiseach

I see Blue Hugh O’Connell shadowing the inept Tanaiste as he’s now his spokesperson.

Is this a new appointment?

I think it shows the friendly relationships Irish journalists have with politicians.

Good

Harris is complete coward and I am not surprised his approval ratings have collapsed with young people. The Israeli's are conducting a genocide in Gaza, but he still refuses to pass the Occupied Territories Bill and runs defence for the Zionist regime.

He's a spineless human being that I have no respect for.

I think this is probably right.

Ultimately, I think he's left-leaning populist.

One day he's gunning for Trump, the next day he's as timid as a mouse.

Same goes for Gaza. He's all for the Palestinians, until he realises the corner he's painted himself (and the country as well) and then he's quiet again.

Before the election himself and Helen McEntee were open borders, now we have FF pretending to be the hard men against immigration and he's quiet again.

What's Simon Harris' position on these issues?

Does he even have a position, or is he waiting for what he thinks public opinion is before making his choice?

Must be our least educated Taoiseach, was it first year he quit college?

I think more of life experiences is desirable in a leader more so than what degrees he may hold. Look at Varadkar, who was a qualified Dr and as @_Kaiser_ said "lots of noise but very little delivery." I find people who have held down jobs and worked hard to get where they are, are better than some of the most educated people.

Harris like is deputy leader McEntee are lacking life skills, they have never had to struggle to get by, it's been all too easy for them so they have no understanding of the struggles that people have at the moment living in this country. When I hear Harris talk all I can think of are the 2 lads in the Barry's Tea ad, nothing but "All talk".

I think the poster might mean financial / career issues rather than life issues, although I may be wrong. I’m sure the poster will clarify.

Both come from the same windsock school of politics as Varadkar. All spin and pre-rehearsed soundbites with no substance.

At least both of them are very experienced in the use of the phrase "Let me very clear".

I also love the get out of jail free card "I can't comment on individual cases".

He’s on the LLS tonight.

I was once a fan but I can’t listen to him much longer. Soundbites and populist politics. A man with no substance who has FAILED in all posts.

I don’t think I’m the only one seeing / thinking this? Even the FG head honchos must be seeing this. Surely a heave against him soon? He definitely won’t be leading them into the next GE.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill might be the next leader of FG. McEntee, like Harris, was a Varadkar appointee and was not successful in Justice. Harris had the chance to demote her and did not take it. The two have failed upwards and now FF is overtaking FG in the opinion polls (FG on a historic low of 16% in the most recent Irish Times/Ipsos-B&A poll) and the worry for FGers is that FF is taking FG support because FF is seen as a grown-up party. Paschal Donohoe is another potential replacement for Harris. It might take a few more bad opinion polls to kick off a leadership contest in FG.

Regards…jmcc

I know, Harris has been absolutely disgusting regarding this matter. Just when you think that he couldn't get any worse, something like this happens. I say happens, but that's not actually true. Harris's continued failure to follow through on a public promise he made when he was Minister for Health and then failed upwards into leading FG and becoming the taoiseach directly contributed to Harvey Sherratts needless death. In my view he has blood on his hands.

Simon Harris’s mouth opens and out comes whatever Simons brain decides is the best thing for him to say, in order to achieve the best outcome for Simon.
He makes promises and tells lies without a qualm of conscience.
As a young man looking forward to a lifetime as a politician it was clearly his understanding that that’s what all politicians do.
I don’t know why anyone would be surprised at this.
It’s quite clear to me.

Unfortunately he'll still get elected for the next 20/25 years.

The fact that he promised to meet the parents and didn't even have the decency to follow up on that tells you a lot about him. A sniveling little coward who just fobbed people in dire straits off and thought he'd get away with it.

Whatever about political point scoring, this one I just cannot fathom.

How was it allowed to happen to these children.

Say we have no money or we cannot help them, don't offer hope and then treat people so callously.

Baffled tbh.