Donal O’Donovan: Backlash Against Leo Varadkar Shows We Would Rather Not Hear Awkward Truths

Donal O’Donovan: Backlash against Leo Varadkar shows we would rather not hear awkward truths

“Paddy likes to know what the story is,” Enda Kenny famously declared, in a dig at top Fianna Fáil ministers’ unconvincing denials that a bailout was on the way back in 2010.

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Leo Varadkar apologises for comments on rural Ireland

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he went ‘too far’ with his comments on urban versus rural Ireland. Mr Varadkar faced heavy criticism, including from members of his former party, over his claims that urban Ireland subsidises rural areas. The ex-Fine Gael leader has apologised for the remarks and said that he ‘did not mean to annoy anyone’. Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he went ‘too far’ with his comments on urban versus rural Irel…