Varadkar launches attack on Sinn Féin

Health Minister Leo Varadkar has launched a stinging attack on Sinn Féin, claiming the party, if put in government, would turn a blind eye to criminality and rule with fear in a “coalition of extremes”.

The Fine Gael minister suggested that such a Sinn Féin government could be propped up by “dissident” Fianna Fáil TDs and would destroy businesses.

Delivering a wide-ranging speech at the Institute of Directors in Dublin, Mr Varadkar warned voters of supporting parties with unstable political visions.