Ireland's leading politicians have vowed to work with US President-elect Donald Trump as he is set to head back to the White House.

Taoiseach Simon Harris vowed to work to make the "deep and historical bonds" between the United States and Ireland "even stronger" in the years ahead

TAOISEACH Simon Harris has congratulated Donald Trump following his success in the US election. Mr Trump secured a return to the White House four years after the end of his first term having convincingly powered past the 270 electoral votes needed to win. With less than two dozen of the 538 votes still outstanding, Mr Trump has so far claimed 294, with Kamala Harris securing 223. Following the victory, Mr Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin pledged to continue to strengthen the links between Ireland and the US during Mr Trump's presidency. However, not all political leaders welcomed the result, with SDLP leader Claire Hanna describing the emphatic victory as 'disheartening'. 'Deep and historical bonds' In a statement on Wednesday, Mr Harris suggested strong leadership was required from the 47th President of the United States to deal with major global challenges. "I congratulate President-elect Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election," said the Taoiseach. "Ireland and the United States have…