Leo Varadkar claims border poll could undermine relations with North

A border poll may undermine relations with the North and would be “unsuccessful”, Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar has insisted.

Although he believed in a united Ireland in his lifetime, he has cautioned against holding such a referendum in the short term.

Speaking at the MacGill Summer School yesterday, the Minister for Social Protection also disagreed strongly with the Government Chief Whip’s comments which suggested that Fianna Fáil now wield more power than they would have in a minority government.