Harris wins confidence motion amid accusations of ‘cheap cynical trick’

Simon Harris survived a Dáil confidence vote as opposition parties accused the Government of cynically avoiding accountability before the election

Tanaiste Simon Harris speaks to at Government Buildings, Dublin. Picture: PA

Tánaiste Simon Harris has won a confidence motion in the Dáil by 94 votes to 65.

There was one abstention from Independent TD Paul Nicholas Gogarty