‘Always in a hurry’: the rapid rise of Simon Harris, Ireland’s ‘TikTok taoiseach’
The Guardian -

A ‘meticulous door knocker’ as a councillor in 2009, 37-year-old is now poised to become Ireland’s youngest PMIn 2012 an Irish parliamentary committee hearing had degenerated into a raucous shouting match when a voice cut through the mayhem. “Chillax,” said Simon Harris. “I think everyone needs to take a step back here.”The 25-year-old legislator’s intervention silenced and mystified his colleagues. One wondered if chillax was Latin. Use of the word made headlines. “All the young people know...

Related Articles

Latest in News

More from The Guardian | Simon Harris Ireland Europe World news