Watch: Taoiseach apologises for comparing Michéal Martin to sinning priest

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has apologised for and withdrawn comments he made yesterday when he compared Michéal Martin to priests sinning behind altars.

Watch: Taoiseach apologises for comparing Michéal Martin to sinning priest

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has apologised for and withdrawn comments he made yesterday when he compared Michéal Martin to priests sinning behind altars.

Speaking to reporters at Dublin Castle at the commencement of a Church-State forum, Mr Varadkar accepted his comments had caused great offence, which he never intended to do.

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