Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is living in “some Russian creation” or “Trumpland” if he believes his strategic communications unit (SCU) can buy the news without any consequences whatsoever.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar could be hauled before a powerful Dáil committee to answer questions over the Strategic Communications Unit (SCU) controversy as soon as next week under plans to be finalised this morning.

Draft copies of the report into events leading to the resignation of the former garda commissioner are to be circulated to individuals including Taoiseach Enda Kenny this week.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has again refused to answer questions about the report into the Garda commissioner’s resignation and to set out events leading up to his controversial departure.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has refused to confirm reports that he was recalled by an inquiry over conflicting evidence on events leading up to the resignation of Martin Callinan as Garda commissioner.