Leo Varadkar: A bright and ambitious youth who had always done his homework

From teenager to Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar was driven. He excelled academically at the fee-paying King’s Hospital school, thrived in debating and student politics, and won a prize for history, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell.

Leo Varadkar: A bright and ambitious youth who had always done his homework

A BOY of privilege growing up in Castleknock, Leo Varadkar, the new Taoiseach, was the son of an Indian GP and a Waterford nurse.

He attended the nearby fee-paying school, the King’s Hospital, as a day pupil and the years he spent there were formative in his journey to the Taoiseach’s office.

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