A North Kerry businessman says Simon Harris's potential was evident as a teenager.
Frank Quilter from Lixnaw first met the odds-on favourite to succeed Leo Varadkar, when Simon Harris was around 17-years-old.
He was dropping leaflets and canvassing for a Fine Gael candidate in the local elections.
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Mr Quilter, a close ally of former Taoiseach Enda Kenny, told the then Fine Gael leader that the impressive teenager needed minding:
Frank Quilter met Simon Harris's grandmother Ann Cahill in Dublin yesterday.
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He says she's very proud of her grandson:
