Leo Varadkar: Leadership on 8th ‘not easiest thing’

Showing leadership on the Eighth Amendment has “not always been the easiest thing to do”, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said as he thanked opposition leaders for their support for repeal.

With just 24 hours to go until the public casts their vote, political parties and groups on either side are making last-minute bids to shore up support among undecided voters and appealed to people to make their voice heard through the ballot box.

However, the no side was left floundering yesterday as it rejected claims its campaign to retain the Eighth was in crisis amid claims of a closed-doors row between senior members over Cora Sherlock’s scrapped appearance in an RTÉ referendum debate.