'That is hatred' - Leo Varadkar condemns burning of Irish flags in the North

The Tánaiste also denied a charge from Pearse Doherty that the Government was telling people they are "on their own".

The Tánaiste said: I respect orange culture." File photo: Niall Carson/PA

The burning of Irish flags in the North is not culture, but rather is hate, the Tánaiste has told the Dáil.

Leo Varadkar was asked by Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty to "unequivocally" condemn the burning of effigies of Sinn Féin politicians over the July 12 celebrations.