Leo Varadkar has a lot of help in shaping his image. The tax-funded resources dedicated to ‘spinning’ on his behalf are considerable.

Poor Leo just can’t catch a break can he?

Turkish authorities say they will not allow the Istanbul Pride march to take place on Sunday - the third year in a row the celebration has been banned.

THE difficulty with writing a column with a longer lead time than I’m used to (with this column, it’s ten days) is that I’m often wary of writing about a particular event or incident.