Justin Trudeau and Leo Varadkar giving it socks

Cork has found a new political son in Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, and Simon Coveney had better watch out.

After suffering defeat in the recent Fine Gael leadership contest, Mr Coveney was yesterday confronted with a new threat, one which could steal his Cork South Central Dáil seat.

Mr Trudeau, who was in Dublin with his wife and son on an official visit, was told of his Irish links which have been traced back 10 generations to the 1660s.