FF's Timmy Dooley says comment on Varadkar's handling of the backstop 'ill-timed and a little harsh'

The Fianna Fáil TD who criticised Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's handling of the backstop situation has admitted his comment was "ill-timed and a little harsh".

Fianna Fáil communications spokesperson Timmy Dooley broke his silence on the controversy insisting his point has been "taken out of context" and "misrepresented".