# #113 Tanaiste Simon Harris Opens Up About His Childhood, Family Life And Hopes For The Future

An episode of [A Little Birdie Told Me](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617839656), 14 May 2026, 34 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62f668b78cf2d8001265a72a/e/6a04a9078ef93689738e1486/media.mp3

On Season 10 Episode 6 of A Little Birdie Told Me host Rebecca Horan talks to Tanaiste Simon Harris. Simon sat down to talk to Rebecca about his childhood, the birth of his brother Adam Harris who was diagnosed with Autism at a young age and his sister who he said is the glue in the Harris family. Simon spoke about how his parents battled to advocate for Adam and how this forced them all to grow up a lot quicker. As he turns 40 this year Simon also opened up about his early start in politics, his advocacy and campaigning work and family life. Simon then spoke to Rebecca about his hope to bring in a ban for under 16s on social media in Ireland and his hopes for the country in a national housing and cost of living crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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