The Last Post Matt Cooper: Helen McEntee’s car crash week sees confidence drain away from herJustice Minister’s performance at the Oireachtas committee was baffling, given questions were flagged in a Sunday newspaper two days before
Politics Red C poll: Crisis for Martin as Fianna Fáil suffers fresh slump in supportParty is feeling squeezed from Fine Gael under fresh leadership of Simon Harris
Politics Red C poll: Independents rise again as Fianna Fáil slumps to two-year lowSinn Féin has increased its support by 2 points to 27 per cent, having dropped back to 25 per cent last month
The Last Post USC is difficult to defend when massive surpluses exist and voters want money backOnly way for Harris to turn the dial with voters is to go big on eliminating the much-hated universal social charge
Comment It is hard to believe you are well off in your 20s and still have to sleep in your childhood bed The single biggest determinant of whether you would vote for Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael versus one of the opposition parties is whether you own a house
Politics Pitching for office: Limerick mayoral candidates tout credentials as campaign heats upThirteen candidates are vying to become Limerick - and the country’s - first directly elected mayor
Appointment Alan Farrell named Fine Gael chairmanDublin Fingal TD replaces Alan Dillon, who was promoted to a junior ministerial role in Simon Harris’ cabinet reshuffle
Business Post's View Editorial: Very welcome promises to reduce personal taxation must be delivered uponMichael McGrath’s final budget of this government is a good opportunity to ease burden on families and small businesses across the country
Comment Ian Guider: Five major issues new Enterprise Minister Peter Burke must addressNewly-minted minister has no time to lose in order to make a difference before next election
Comment Aidan Regan: Fine Gael’s centre-right politics is dead unless under-40s can own homesSimon Harris leads a party that doesn’t know who it is for, and there is only one obvious solution to rebuild a centre-right voting bloc in Ireland
Diary Claire Brock’s Diary: A historic week on air, and yet the school lunches still need makingThe co-presenter of The Tonight Show on Virgin Media TV recalls the drama behind the scenes as Simon Harris assumed power as Ireland’s 16th Taoiseach
News Taoiseach Simon Harris: ‘Honour and hard work in a busy week I will never forget’ Special memories made as my son Cillian steels the show in the Dáil and make friends with President Michael D Higgins and dog Misneach
Politics Sketch: Varadkar and Coveney head to the backbenches as Harris pledges continuity of serviceThe 37-year-old Wicklow TD elected country’s youngest ever taoiseach on Tuesday
Politics Burke and O’Donovan promoted to cabinet as reshuffle unfolds Patrick O’Donovan is also to be appointed to Higher Education as Simon Harris shakes up his cabinet after being formally voted in as taoiseach by the Dáil
Dublin Roads closed surrounding Leinster House as Dáil returns on seismic day Simon Harris is set to be crowned Ireland’s youngest ever taoiseach this morning
Politics Leo Varadkar to meet with Northern leaders in last major job as TaoiseachVaradkar will formally resign as coalition leader on Monday evening
Housing 250,000 homes pledge not a ‘smooth delivery’ of 50,000 a year – Simon HarrisThe Fine Gael leader said that ‘increasing the scale of ambition’ was as important as ramping up housing targets
The Last Post Matt Cooper: Costs of reunification must be central to debate on future of the North Predictions about a 25% hike in taxes to pay for it a year have quickly been poo-pooed by those who are striving for an end to partition
Politics Fine Gael faithful push for more business supports but Harris rules out mini budgetIncoming taoiseach says businesses ‘looking for clarity’ from government over future measures
Politics Cabinet reshuffle: High-stakes hybrid of chess and musical chairsThe incoming taoiseach’s first task will be the appointment of his cabinet, and even with limited places, the possible permutations are dizzying