Simon Harris, who is set to become Ireland’s youngest ever Taoiseach, has hit back at criticism that Fine Gael is lacking energy, saying “you ain’t seen nothing yet”. The Further and Higher Education Minister announced his candidature on Thursday night after receiving a series of endorsements from within the Fine Gael parliamentary party and after a number of senior colleagues said they did not intend to stand to replace outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
Simon Harris , who is set to become Ireland’s youngest ever Taoiseach , has hit back at criticism that Fine Gael is lacking energy, saying “you ain’t seen nothing yet”. The Further and Higher Education Minister announced his candidature on Thursday night after receiving a series of endorsements from within the Fine Gael parliamentary party and after a number of senior colleagues said they did not intend to stand to replace outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
He described the last week as a “whirlwind” and said he is “overwhelmed and honoured” by the level of support he has secured for his Fine Gael leadership bid. READ MORE - The meteoric rise of Simon Harris - the proud family man set to be youngest ever Taoiseach Mr Harris addressed the media on Friday morning after attending a breakfast meeting with Fine Gael election candidates alongside Justice Minister Helen McEntee in Co Meat
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