Fine Gael Leadership Race

‘You ain’t seen nothing yet’ – Simon Harris hits back over party criticism

Harris said that if elected the next leader of Fine Gael, he would remain fully committed to the programme for government

Ministers Simon Harris and Helen McEntee on Friday morning in Co Meath as the Higher Education Minister spoke of his vision for Fine Gael were he to become leader. Picture: Nick Bradshaw/PA Wire

Simon Harris, who is set to become Ireland’s youngest ever premier, 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 ...