The 'TikTok Taoiseach': How social media helped Simon Harris shine

One element of why his following on social media has grown is that Mr Harris does not use his social media accounts purely for political reasons

Simon Harris has 235,000 followers on X, another 170,000 on Instagram and more than 1.8 million 'likes' on his TikTok account. Photo: Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie

After a whirlwind few days in Irish politics, Simon Harris is set to become Ireland's youngest-ever Taoiseach at the age of 37.

The Wicklow native is set to replace Leo Varadkar as Fine Gael leader, after the current Taoiseach announced on Wednesday that he would be stepping down.