Dáil confirms Simon Harris as Ireland’s new taoiseach – Europe live

So-called TikTok taoiseach' will become Ireland's youngest ever leader when he is formally appointed by the president

The vote on Simon Harris' nomination has now started.

Opposition parties are throwing (metaphorical) vinegar onto the anointment of Simon Harris as Ireland's new taoiseach, saying he is a product of a centre-right coalition government that has presided over a housing crisis and fraying public services and is scared of the electorate.