And now for the hard part –Simon Harris’s honeymoon will be brief as his political dream suddenly comes true ​

For the better part of the last decade, Simon Harris has spoken privately of his ambition to be Fine Gael leader and taoiseach. Preparation for this moment intensified over the last two years as it became clear Leo Varadkar’s political fortunes were waning — but still, no one was prepared for the political earthquake the Taoiseach triggered last Wednesday.