Irish leader Simon Harris preparing for any 'economic shock' under Trump presidency

Ireland's Taoiseach Simon Harris says helium is mounting speech "significant funds" to support the state from immoderate economical daze nether Donald Trump's presidency.

But the Fine Gael leader, whose enactment is seeking a historical 4th consecutive word successful Friday's wide election, remains hopeful of retaining bully commercialized relations.

President-elect Trump has threatened to enforce tariffs connected EU imports and appointed a commerce caput who has vowed to entice US multinationals backmost from Ireland.

In the archetypal of Sky News' person interviews up of the election, Mr Harris said: "I deliberation president Trump does mean what helium says successful presumption of his presumption successful narration to commercialized and tariffs.

"And I deliberation president Trump has received a precise ample mandate successful presumption of the result of the US statesmanlike election.

"That's wherefore I'm preparing my state and moving with EU counterparts to hole the EU for that change.

"Ireland tin attack this with confidence. There are galore reasons firms find successful Ireland, including our entree to the European Union.

"But we tin ne'er beryllium complacent, and that's wherefore my enactment is mounting speech a precise important magnitude into funds, aboriginal funds, to support our state from immoderate economical shock."

Mr Harris, 39, became Ireland's youngest-ever premier curate erstwhile Leo Varadkar resigned 7 months ago, and says helium entered authorities to beryllium an advocate.

He vowed to hole the country's lodging crisis, gathering 300,000 homes successful 5 years, adding it's uncommon to person some "the wealth and the plan".

On immigration, the different large issue, helium promised a "fair but firmer" approach, gathering connected Ireland's caller acquisition regarding processing times and deportation orders.

Mr Harris said nary 1 needed reminding astir the Celtic Tiger crash, adding his enactment would acceptable speech "billions of euro" arsenic a buffer.

He described Irish unity arsenic his aspiration, and that of his party, but said helium was focused connected "making the Good Friday Agreement work".

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"You bash not unite radical by arbitrary dates oregon deadlines for polls. You unite radical by winning hearts and minds," helium added.

Asked if helium expected to spot unity successful his lifetime, helium replied: "I deliberation it's wholly possible… but I'm not acceptable to enactment deadlines connected these things.

"When you do, you thrust radical further away, alternatively than person together."

Watch Simon Harris's afloat interrogation connected Sky News' Trevor Phillips connected Sunday programme from 8.30am, and for different person interviews spot Politics Hub adjacent week