Latest: Taoiseach defend his comments on media saying stories are often 'sensationalised'

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has defended his criticisms of Irish media made at a US lunch and gone further saying that stories are often "sensationalised", writes Juno McEnroe.

Latest: Taoiseach defend his comments on media saying stories are often 'sensationalised'

Update - 12.35pm: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has defended his criticisms of Irish media made at a US lunch and gone further saying that stories are often "sensationalised", writes Juno McEnroe.

During Leaders Questions in the Dáil, he admitted having referenced RTE and where investigation journalism had failed, during a private lunch conversation in New York.

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