Tánaiste under fire: Taoiseach changes story four times in the Dáil

Testing week for Varadkar also sees him forced to correct the record of the Dáil amid ‘confusion’

Tánaiste under fire: Taoiseach changes story four times in the Dáil
Thu, 23 Nov, 2017 - 00:00
Elaine Loughlin

The Taoiseach has changed his story on the latest Maurice McCabe smear controversy four times in the Dáil over the past week.

In a testing week for the Government, Leo Varadkar has also been forced to correct the record of the Dáil on another issue which also relates to the Department of Justice.

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