Simon Harris welcomes baby girl days before budget

Tánaiste and Finance Minister Simon Harris and his wife Caoimhe have welcomed a new baby girl, the couple’s third child, on Friday.

The Harris family now includes a daughter, Saoirse, aged 7, a son, Cillian, aged 5, and the newborn daughter.

The birth was announced amid media surprise when a scheduled press conference with Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers, traditionally held each Friday before the budget, was cancelled.

It is understood that Minister Harris will take paternity leave after delivering the budget and is working over the weekend on the budget at Government Buildings.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: HELEN JOVANOVICH / Pexels.