Five-year presidency and Áras spending transparency on Varadkar’s reform list

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has backed plans to cut presidential terms to just five years and to draft new spending transparency laws in the wake of the Áras 2018 election showdown.

Mr Varadkar confirmed he is in favour of the shake-up after silence from Áras an Uachtaráin over when financial accounts for the last seven years will be published.