Taoiseach delays US trip; 10 ministers spending St Patrick's Day abroad

He will now not go to New York where a UN event is being held as was initially planned.

Taoiseach delays US trip; 10 ministers spending St Patrick's Day abroad
Mon, 09 Mar, 2020 - 12:42
Paul Hosford

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s trip to America has been curtailed by a day, as he has cancelled a planned trip to New York tomorrow.

Mr Varadkar had been due to attend a meeting in the city tomorrow afternoon, but will now not fly to the US until Wednesday as he takes more meetings on the Covid-19 outbreak tomorrow.

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