Over 400 personnel of the #GlobalSumudFlotilla have been abducted by #Israel, in act of #piracy. At least 14 Irish citizens are among those kidnapped en route to #Gaza.

#Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris TD addressed #Dáil Éireann this afternoon about the abductions, and set out the government's commitment to assist the abducted. https://youtu.be/J177SysadiQ

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Statement by Ireland's Tánaiste Simon Harris:

No aid has entered Gaza in over 8 weeks. Children are starving. Hospitals are lacking basic medicine.
This is the longest blockade since the war began and is completely unacceptable.
Ireland calls on Israel to lift the blockade & allow humanitarian aid in immediately.

#gaza #palestine #Israel #genocide #ireland #Tánaiste #simonharris

[07:00] Tánaiste, Benn to chair Co Down inter-government meeting

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris and Northern Secretary Hilary Benn will co-chair a meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference in Co Down later, the first time it has been held in Northern Ireland in almost two decades.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0424/1509151-tanaiste-benn-to-chair-co-down-inter-government-meeting/

#Tánaiste #SimonHarris #Northern #HilaryBenn #theBritish_IrishIntergovernmentalConferenceinCo #first #NorthernIreland #almosttwodecades

[08:00] Military radar system to be rolled out next year - Harris

Ireland's first primary military radar system is set to be rolled out next year, according to Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0420/1508535-military-radar-system/

#Ireland #first #nextyear #Tánaiste #SimonHarris

[15:05] Russian intelligence ship leaves Irish 'area of interest'

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris has said that a Russian intelligence-gathering ship has "left our area of interest".

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0411/1507155-russian-ship/

#Tánaiste #SimonHarris #Russian

[13:33] Parents reluctant to give children smartphone access

The Tánaiste recently called for parents to consider delaying access to smartphones for their children due to what he described as a "toxic" online environment.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0324/1503720-smartphones-access-children/

#Tánaiste

[01:00] Harris to reiterate Ireland tariff stance at trade forum

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Harris will today chair the Government Trade Forum, established to discuss EU-US trade issues.

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0321/1503207-trade-forum/

#Tánaiste #SimonHarris #today #theGovernmentTradeForum #EU #US

[11:39] Tariffs are 'bad news' for customers, says Tánaiste

The Tánaiste has said that tariffs are "bad news" for consumers in Europe, Ireland and the United States.

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0319/1502854-ireland-tariffs/

#Tánaiste #Europe #Ireland #theUnitedStates