Leo Varadkar says opposition spinning ‘fake news’ over PR unit

The Taoiseach was forced into a staunch defence of the unit during a Sinn Féin motion calling for it to be scrapped and for officials to answer questions before committees. Sinn Féin deputy Dáil leader Pearse Doherty argued that media reports dispelled a promise the communications division was free of political influence or government involvement.
This followed advertorials in newspapers directed to look like normal news for Project Ireland and an admission by an advisor to the Taoiseach the unit may be viewed as a “vanity” project for him.