‘Despicable, cruel and a mission to detract from Fine Gael’s dramas’: Simon Harris under fire as he declares intention to penalise long-term jobless

Fine Gael leader’s comments are ‘despicable’, says Labour’s Ivana Bacik

Reported by Irish Independent. We will add other newspapers as they cover it. November 8, 2026, 05:30 UTC

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1. Irish IndependentIrelandNovember 8, 2026, 05:30 UTC

   ‘Despicable, cruel and a mission to detract from Fine Gael’s dramas’: Simon Harris under fire as he declares intention to penalise long-term jobless

   Fine Gael leader’s comments are ‘despicable’, says Labour’s Ivana Bacik

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   November 8, 2026, 05:30 UTC · ‘Despicable, cruel and a mission to distract from Fine Gael’s dramas’: Simon Harris under fire as he vows to penalise long-term jobless

   November 8, 2026, 05:30 UTC · Simon Harris stands over vow to penalise long-term jobless as comments branded ‘despicable and cruel’