Mary Lou fails to sanction councillor over Varadkar remarks

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has decided not to sanction a party councillor who said he would like to see “someone who knows what it’s like to have kids” running the country as opposed to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

Ms McDonald said Cllr Paddy Holohan’s remarks, including that Mr Varadkar’s Indian heritage meant he was “separated” from the rest of the country, were “wrong”.