Dáil’s youngest deputy puts his squabbling seniors in their place

He may be the baby of the Dáil but the youngest TD has accused his senior colleagues in Government of being childish.

Following days of bickering between Labour and Fine Gael TDs, 25-year-old Simon Harris has told his seniors to get on with the work of Government.

His intervention came a day after his party leader, Taoiseach Enda Kenny, ordered TDs to “calm down” because they face bigger challenges ahead.