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Election campaign to formally start in Ireland with dissolution of Dail

Taoiseach Simon Harris will ask President of Ireland Michael D Higgins to dissolve the Parliament ahead of a polling date on Friday November 29.

Evening Standard

President leads tributes to Kathleen Watkins after her death aged 90

The musician, broadcaster and author died surrounded by her family on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Trump win will not trigger exodus of US companies from Ireland, says Harris

The Taoiseach acknowledged the risk of a transatlantic trade shock had increased.

The Independent UK

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Taoiseach announces Irish general election for 29 November

Announcement comes as polls show Simon Harris’s Fine Gael and coalition partners Fianna Fáil in position to win fourth term

The Guardian - UK

Irish general election date confirmed for November 29

The highly-anticipated announcement kicks off a truncated campaign which will last mere weeks.

The Independent UK

Irish leaders congratulate Donald Trump on US election victory

Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tanaiste Micheal Martin have pledged to maintain Ireland’s historic links with the US.

Evening Standard

Morning Mail: America goes to the polls, Shane Drumgold rues media ‘hysteria’, Netanyahu sacks defence minister

Voting has begun in the US presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris

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Irish prime minister plans to call general election this week

Simon Harris expected to dissolve parliament on Thursday or Friday, with election day likely to be at end of November

The Guardian - UK

UN chief hails ‘remarkable courage’ of Irish soldier killed in Lebanon in 2022

Antonio Guterres paid tribute to Private Sean Rooney in a letter to his mother.

Evening Standard

Irish premier offers Ireland’s help to Spain in wake of fatal flooding

Pedro Sanchez thanked the people of Ireland for their solidarity and kindness.

Evening Standard

Irish peacekeeping troops escape injury after Lebanon camp struck by rocket

Irish premier Simon Harris described the incident as ‘extremely serious’.

Evening Standard

Harris set to approve Occupied Territories Bill going to next Oireachtas stage

The law would ban the import into Ireland of goods and services that originated in Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza.

Evening Standard

‘Stop horror of history,’ says Irish president as Israel moves to ban aid agency

Irish premier Simon Harris said that Europe needed to find the ‘moral courage’ to act on Israel’s actions.

Evening Standard

Taoiseach brands Israeli ban on UNRWA as ‘disastrous and shameful’

The Tanaiste has also condemned the moves in the Israeli parliament to prevent the UN Palestinian refugee agency from working in Gaza.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Simon Harris says lack of infrastructure could become a ‘drag’ on Ireland’s competitiveness

Irish prime minister speaks of need to overcome housing and infrastructural deficits to maintain foreign investment

Evening Standard

Irish premier tells US event: We cannot ignore the cries of children in Gaza

‘It’s always important to talk honestly to friends,’ Simon Harris told the room at the American ambassador’s official Dublin residence.

Evening Standard

Kyran Durnin disappearance has left Ireland ‘utterly horrified and heartbroken’

Police have started excavating a section of wasteland behind eight-year-old Kyran’s former family home in Dundalk, Co Louth.

The Independent UK

Irish PM says case of missing boy believed to be dead utterly heartbreaking

Simon Harris says eight-year-old Kyran Durnin was failed badly

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Evening Standard

‘Significant concern’ raised around missing boy Kyran Durnin in August

The former family home of the eight-year-old who is now presumed dead was searched by gardai on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Murder case of unnoticed missing boy ‘utterly horrifying’, says Irish PM

Police believe eight-year-old Kyran Durnin disappeared two years ago and presume that he is now dead

The Independent UK

Kyran Durnin latest: Police search missing eight-year-old’s family home as part of murder probe

Irish premier Simon Harris has said that Kyran has been ‘failed badly’

Evening Standard

Murder probe police search former family home of missing Kyran Durnin

The search in Dundalk, Co Louth, follows the disappearance of the eight-year-old from his home in Drogheda on August 30.

Evening Standard

Coalition leaders agree to hold election in 2024

The Finance Bill will go to committee on November 5, a Government spokesperson said.

The Guardian - US

Middle East: African Union joins UN member states in expressing support for Guterres – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war here and Israel’s invasion of Lebanon here.

The National (Scotland)

Israel 'endangering' Irish peacekeeping troops on Lebanon border

Israel has endangered Irish peacekeepers along the border with Lebanon, Ireland’s deputy premier has said.

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