Leo Varadkar

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Daniel McConnell
Paschal Donohoe: 'I'm a long way away yet from having to make the case about my legacy'
Letters to the Editor: No parent or child should be left in legal limbo
Letters to the Editor: No parent or child should be left in legal limbo
Former justice minister Alan Shatter blasts lack of action on Bill to protect surrogate families

Mon, 08 Nov, 2021

Irish government cabinet meeting
Simon Coveney: Northern Ireland Protocol issue needs 'to be settled'
The Foreign Affairs Minister said that 'between now and the end of the year', Ireland wants to agree a position to settle it 'once and for all'

Fri, 15 Oct, 2021

Coronavirus - Mon Jun 28, 2021
Raising corporation tax to 15% will cost Ireland €2bn annually, says Varadkar
Majority of companies will not be impacted, taoiseach  Micheál Martin said

Thu, 07 Oct, 2021

Irish Examiner view: Get our youth back to work
Irish Examiner view: Get our youth back to work
Our special Spotlight report revealed, many people in their 20s and early 30s are fearful for their futures

Thu, 05 Aug, 2021

Coronavirus - Mon Jun 28, 2021
Ireland facing 'difficult couple of weeks' as Covid cases rise, warns Tánaiste
Unvaccinated people are particularly at risk, Leo Varadkar said, adding that Ireland has had 200 people in ICU in the past two months, 199 of which are not fully vaccinated

Thu, 15 Jul, 2021

Coronavirus - Sat Feb 27, 2021
Tánaiste asked social media firms 'to do more' to stop 'planned' illegal  gatherings 
Leo Varadkar sent letters to Facebook, Twitter, Google, and TikTok in the wake of violent protests on the streets of Dublin earlier this year.

Sun, 11 Jul, 2021

Stressed Before an Exam
Letters to the Editor: Ireland is no country for young people
Appeal of the greener grass of nations that value their young looming larger

Tue, 22 Jun, 2021

Coronavirus - Mon Jan 18, 2021
No international travel until August, Tánaiste says
Leo Varadkar said the EU digital green cert will be in place in June and that member states will have six weeks to adopt it

Mon, 17 May, 2021

Government mulls extending lower VAT rate for tourism
Government mulls extending lower VAT rate for tourism
No “cliff edge” to the wage supports for businesses at the end of June, says Tánaiste

Mon, 10 May, 2021

CC CONVENTION CENTRE
Leo Varadkar should 'absolutely not' stand aside as Tánaiste during garda probe
Minister Heather Humphreys has moved to strongly defend the Tánaiste, claiming his actions were in the public interest and he has fully explained himself to the Dáil.

Sun, 14 Mar, 2021

Tánaiste: Hairdressers and shops will not reopen until May at earliest
Tánaiste: Hairdressers and shops will not reopen until May at earliest
While greater restrictions around foreign travel, including hotel quarantining, will be introduced before any easing of guidelines, Mr Varadkar said people will be able to holiday in Ireland this summer.

Thu, 11 Mar, 2021

FILE PHOTO Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty claims that records obtained under Freedom of Information show that in 2019, then Taoisea
Mother and Baby Homes Commission 'did a good job', says Varadkar
Tánaiste says it has fallen to the Government to explain the report, even though 'it was not the Government's report'.

Thu, 18 Feb, 2021

The Votes Are Counted In The Irish General Election
Special report: Sinn Féin was the big winner in election 2020 and surge can continue
The general election took place one year ago today, delivering seismic change that transformed Ireland from a two-party system to a three-party one.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2021

Hands holding glasses with beer on a table in London
Tánaiste insists summer 2021 will still happen
Leo Varadkar says there is still hope of having 'beers outdoors with friends' and the target of 70%-80% of all adults being vaccinated by September 'is still doable'

Thu, 04 Feb, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Martin’s 10 years as FF leader no big achievement
Letters to the Editor: Martin’s 10 years as FF leader no big achievement
Congratulating Micheál Martin (Irish Examiner editorial, January 26) for surviving 10 years as Fianna Fáil leader is akin to damning him with faint praise.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2021

Exstrella Smith
Covid-19: Minister signs order authorising rollout of Moderna vaccine
Writing on Twitter, the minister said he was 'looking forward to signing the same for AstraZeneca soon'.

Wed, 13 Jan, 2021

Coronavirus - Wed Dec 30, 2020
Covid-19: 'Explosion' in cases will see hospitals 'get into difficulty, Leo Varadkar says
Mr Varadkar also said it is the 'firm intention' to re-open the country’s schools on January 11

Sun, 03 Jan, 2021

Covid-19: Vaccinations to begin today as sharp surge in hospitalizations reported
Covid-19: Vaccinations to begin today as sharp surge in hospitalizations reported
Inoculations get underway at four hospitals.

Tue, 29 Dec, 2020

15/01/2013 Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley TD during a
Irish Examiner view: Have we lost our way in decade of centenaries?
Leo Varadkar’s comments that we have our lost our way in the decade of centenaries will, no doubt, add more charge to an already emotive and contested subject.

Thu, 17 Dec, 2020

CC SINN FEIN
Tánaiste: 'It would be helpful' if Sinn Féin leader made personal statement on Brian Stanley
Leo Varadkar described Mary Lou McDonald's response to date as 'woefully inadequate'

Tue, 08 Dec, 2020

FILE PHOTO Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has told the Dail that she took advice from Tánaiste Leo Varadkar when appointing
Paul Hosford: Judicial appointments system is working just as it was intended to
A flawed process, but the right and defendable outcome. That was Justice Minister Helen McEntee's summation of the appointment of Seamus Woulfe to the Supreme Court.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2020

Irish government cabinet meeting
Varadkar: A third 'enhanced' lockdown could be necessary in January
A third 'enhanced' lockdown in January could well be necessary, Leo Varadkar has warned, as many sectors of Irish society are to re-open next Wednesday.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2020

Michael Clifford: How tone-deaf can one government be? 
Michael Clifford: How tone-deaf can one government be? 
All that tumbled out during the week would suggest that this government has turned a deaf ear to that which is being carried on the changing political winds, writes Michael Clifford

Sun, 15 Nov, 2020

Former Fianna Fáil senator who lobbied government for GP union nominated to ethics watchdog
Former Fianna Fáil senator who lobbied government for GP union nominated to ethics watchdog
Geraldine Feeney has previously lobbied the government on behalf of the now-defunct National Association of GPs. 

Thu, 12 Nov, 2020

Irish Budget
Irish Examiner view: By ignoring context we invite chaos
Without real, mutual trust, a relationship cannot survive. Trust might be stretched to breaking point but if it is well-anchored then almost any storm can be weathered.

Wed, 11 Nov, 2020

20 Air Corps personnel died prematurely since whistleblower contacted Varadkar in 2017, Dáil hears
20 Air Corps personnel died prematurely since whistleblower contacted Varadkar in 2017, Dáil hears
Social Democrats TD Roisin Shortall said the deaths are among a total of 86 premature deaths among Air Corps personnel.

Tue, 10 Nov, 2020

Leo Varadkar leak accusations
Varadkar faces no-confidence motion in Dáil tomorrow
The Tánaiste will face a motion of no-confidence as Sinn Féin and the opposition continue to question his reasons for passing of a confidential document to a GPs' union

Mon, 09 Nov, 2020

CC COVID-19 UPDATE
Motion of no confidence in Varadkar dismissed as 'political theatre from Sinn Féin' 
The motion is to be debated in Dáil Éireann on Tuesday.

Sun, 08 Nov, 2020

Sinn Féin tables motion of no confidence in Leo Varadkar over documents leak
Sinn Féin tables motion of no confidence in Leo Varadkar over documents leak
The motion will be debated in the Dáil next Tuesday.

Fri, 06 Nov, 2020

CC FIANNA FAIL
FF backbencher brands Taoiseach's defence of Varadkar 'a disgrace'
 Marc MacSharry says the controversy around Leo Varadkar's passing of a confidential document is "a distraction" and  Micheál Martin should "reflect on his own performance".

Thu, 05 Nov, 2020

Taoiseach Micheal Martin
Scathing attack on Taoiseach over failure to take tougher stance on Varadkar
Heated exchanges at Fianna Fáil party meeting

Wed, 04 Nov, 2020

Leo Varadkar leak accusations
Aoife Moore: Documents row shows just how far removed politicians are from ordinary people
In a country that has seen seismic changes in recent years, 90 minutes in Dáil Éireann last night confirmed to most in Irish society that nothing has really changed.

Wed, 04 Nov, 2020

Taoiseach Micheal Martin
Taoiseach ‘not answerable’ for previous government on Varadkar leak
Martin has asked his department to examine what correspondence exists between it and the now-defunct National Association of General Practitioners

Wed, 04 Nov, 2020

Coronavirus - Mon Oct 19, 2020
Tánaiste told former GP union boss that confidential contract wasn't final
The Tánaiste told the former head of a GPs union that a contract he had supplied him with could not be taken as final, it was revealed in the Dáil this evening.

Tue, 03 Nov, 2020

Watch live: Varadkar faces Dáil questions on passing of document to GPs' union
Watch live: Varadkar faces Dáil questions on passing of document to GPs' union
The opposition will also ask Mr Varadkar whether or not the former Taoiseach has engaged in such activity before

Tue, 03 Nov, 2020

CC COVID-19 UPDATE
Q&A: What is the current controversy surrounding Leo Varadkar? 
While the Taoiseach has said that he believes Mr Varadkar's accounts and his motives, questions remain over the incident.

Tue, 03 Nov, 2020

Taoiseach Micheal Martin
Taoiseach says he has confidence in Tánaiste ahead of Dáil address on document controversy
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has made a strong show of support for Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, saying he has confidence in him, despite acknowledging he should not have shared a confidential document the way he did.

Tue, 03 Nov, 2020

NAGP threatened to campaign against FG two months before receiving confidential document
NAGP threatened to campaign against FG two months before receiving confidential document
In a letter, then-Chief Executive of the NAGP Chris Goodey wrote: 'Our members advise us that they will inform their patients of the failings in the health service and the role of Fine Gael in the demise of community and GP services.'

Mon, 02 Nov, 2020

Irish government cabinet meeting
Varadkar 'regrets' leaking copy of GP contract to friend, says Simon Coveney
The Foreign Affairs Minister said the Tánaiste's intentions were proper. 

Mon, 02 Nov, 2020

Coronavirus - Mon Oct 19, 2020
Pubs will remain at level 3 until the New Year, finance minister confirms
Pubs and restaurants will not be able to trade as normal once the six-week lockdown is over in the run up to Christmas as the country will remain at least level 3 until the New Year.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2020

Paschal Donohoe interview: ‘It would be great if we were all in the same building’
Paschal Donohoe interview: ‘It would be great if we were all in the same building’
Fresh from delivering Budget 2021, Paschal Donohoe sits down with Political Editor Daniel McConnell and reveals making major decisions amid a pandemic has brought the coalition closer together

Thu, 15 Oct, 2020

Tánaiste to write to 225,000 Irish business with Brexit check list
Tánaiste to write to 225,000 Irish business with Brexit check list
Mr Varakar said that while most businesses didn't experience any immediate changes during the Brexit transition period  "that's about to change in a very big way"

Thu, 08 Oct, 2020

Tánaiste tells FG meeting Level 5 'circuit break' is highly possible 
Tánaiste tells FG meeting Level 5 'circuit break' is highly possible 
24 hours after delivering a stinging rebuke of Nphet and CMO Dr Tony Holohan, Leo Varadkar tells party level 5 is "highly possible" 

Tue, 06 Oct, 2020

Daniel McConnell: Tánaiste's attack on Nphet brings unnecessary heat on the government
Daniel McConnell: Tánaiste's attack on Nphet brings unnecessary heat on the government
The day began with and team ringing loudly in our ears. The pointed attacks by Mr Varadkar on the Chief Medical Officer and the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) appalled many, including some within his own government.

Tue, 06 Oct, 2020

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