The Latest Breaking News from Simon Harris

Harris ‘relieved and delighted’ by Gena Heraty release after Haiti kidnapping

Ms Heraty had been taken hostage from an orphanage in Kenscoff earlier this month.

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2025

Eight people kidnapped from Haitian orphanage released after three weeks

Irish aid worker and director Gena Heraty was taken along with seven Haitians, including a three-year-old child

The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2025

Irishwoman kidnapped in Haiti is released along with other hostages

Gena Heraty was taken captive with seven other people, including a young child, earlier this month.

Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2025

Killing of Al Jazeera staff in Gaza ‘silencing journalistic voices’ – Tanaiste

Simon Harris extended Ireland’s sympathies to Al Jazeera over the deaths of five of its staff members in Gaza on Sunday night.

Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025

Ireland intends to pass trade ban with Israeli settlements amid US pressure

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Harris said Ireland was not alone in wanting to ban trade with the occupied Palestinian territories.

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2025

Ireland calls on Haiti to secure release of group kidnapped from local orphanage

An Irish missionary and three-year-old child are among eight people taken by gunmen who stormed the place

The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2025

Family of Irishwoman kidnapped in Haiti ask people to ‘keep her in your hearts’

Gena Heraty and seven other hostages, including a three-year-old child, were kidnapped from an orphanage in Kenscoff on Sunday.

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2025

Simon Harris holds talks with Haitian counterpart over Gena Heraty kidnapping

Mr Harris asked that everything is done to ensure the release of Ms Heraty and other hostages, including a three-year-old child.

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2025

Detail still lacking ‘but Ireland would be worse off without EU-US deal’

Simon Harris said the EU tariff rate of 15% would come into effect from next Thursday.

Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2025

Tanaiste to meet mother of murdered peacekeeper

It comes after Natasha Rooney expressed disappointment at a lack of justice for her son Sean, who was killed in Lebanon in 2022.

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025