Séamas O'Reilly: There's a Taoiseach who's younger than me now, for some reason

"I looked again on Simon Harris’ dewy skin and baggy shirt sleeves, and felt anew the siren song of the grave, its mournful tune calling me endlessly to my frozen, earthy home."

Taoiseach Simon Harris: of all the societal woes he and Fine Gael have presided over in the past 13 years, the ageing of the millennial cohort is among the most grievous. Pic: Government Information Service

And so, we have another Taoiseach to add to the pile. 

I look forward to the first time any of my English friends notice. They were just about getting used to Leo Varadkar, with Micheál Martin never having made any impact whatsoever.