Catherine Noone 'truly sorry' and 'mortified' by her 'autistic' comments

Fine Gael Senator Catherine Noone is said to be “mortified and humiliated” after she described Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as “autistic” to a journalist.

Sources close to Senator Noone have told the Irish Examiner that she is very regretful and fearful of the impact the episode will have on her campaign following her “unequivocal apology”.