Varadkar: ‘I’m having difficulty wrapping my head around crisis

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has revealed he is having difficulty “getting his head around” the latest twists in the Garda crisis.

Mr Varadkar said he did not know if his demands for former Garda commissioner Martin Callinan to withdraw remarks branding the actions of whistleblowers “disgusting” had impacted on his decision to resign.

The transport minister indicated that the revelations about widespread bugging of telephones in Garda stations across the country for up to 30 years may also have been a factor in Mr Callinan’s surprise decision.