Varadkar Says He Went Too Far with Rural Ireland Comments

Leo Varadkar admits his farmer subsidies remarks 'went too far'

The ex-leader of Fine Gael went on to say he "did not mean to annoy anyone."

Varadkar says rural v urban comments ‘went too far’, apologises for offence caused

The former Taoiseach said he didn’t mean to be divisive or to cause offence with his comments.

Varadkar says he went too far with rural Ireland comments

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that he went too far and overstated his case in comments he made about rural Ireland last week.

Varadkar: ‘I went too far’ in comments about rural Ireland

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Varadkar says he ‘over-stated’ comments on rural Ireland and issues apology

On the Path to Power podcast last week, the former Fine Gael leader said “What’s in the interest of farmers and the agriculture industry is by and large not in the interest of Ireland as a nation”.

Leo Varadkar previously warned against 'creating an artificial divide' between rural and urban Ireland

During a 2021 speech, made when he was tánaiste, he said he had always 'rejected attempts to create such a split