Varadkar thought woman 'was Avril Lavigne' as drink attack condemned

A screenshot of a video where Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has a drink thrown at him. Picture: Darren Cleary/Twitter

The Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has had a drink thrown on him by an unidentified woman.

Mr Varadkar was filming in Merrion Square in Dublin city centre this afternoon when the woman, who was wearing a mask, approached and threw a drink at him.