New Taoiseach Simon Harris appoints Peter Burke as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, a significant promotion for the Fine Gael TD.

New Taoiseach Simon Harris has appointed Longford-Westmeath TD Peter Burke as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, marking a significant promotion for the Fine Gael TD. Burke, a two-term TD, previously held the positions of junior minister for European Affairs and at the Department of Defence. This appointment makes him the first senior minister from Mullingar in the history of the State.