Martin under pressure to condemn Varadkar's GP contract actions

Taoiseach Micheál Martin did not release a statement even after Tánaiste Leo Varadkar admitted sending a government contract to a friend.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has come under pressure from Government TDs to condemn the actions of Tánaiste Leo Varadkar.

Mr Martin has been lobbied by Fianna Fáil representatives to speak out more forcefully after Mr Varadkar admitted sending a government contract to a friend, former president of the National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP), Maitiú Ó Tuathail.