Independence of Drew Harris’s appointment questioned following Leo Varadkar comments

Former taoiseach says there ‘was not a predetermined outcome’ in 2018 appointment of outside candidate Harris to Garda commissioner role

By Hugh Dooley

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.

Leo Varadkar says he ‘went too far’ and apologises for urban v rural Ireland comments

Leo Varadkar has said he “went too far” in comments about the gap between urban and rural Ireland, and that 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.