Varadkar feeling the heat in UN ‘group of death’

A vanity exercise? No way, says Leo.

Varadkar feeling the heat in UN ‘group of death’
Tue, 03 Jul, 2018 - 01:00
Daniel McConnell, Political Editor in New York

Sweating in 30-plusºC heat in the blazing sun in New York, a fully suited Mr Varadkar was feeling the heat.

It is fair to say Ireland gaining a seat on the UN Security Council matters little at all to the general public at home, but golly, it has gotten these diplomats very excited.

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