Varadkar: Sinn Féin would leave Ireland 'outside the tent' beside Orbán's far-right

Ruling out any possibility of Fine Gael facilitating a Sinn Féin government, Mr Varadkar said: "Oil and water doesn't mix, it's not a strategic thing, it's about policies.

Leo Varadkar said he expects Fine Gael to get transfers from the current coalition parties in the next election, but there have been no discussions around an election pact.

Ireland would be "outside the tent" in Europe alongside far-right leader Viktor Orbán, if Sinn Féin enters Government, the Tánaiste has warned.

Launching a scathing attack on the main opposition party, Leo Varadkar said Mary Lou McDonald would "wreck our economy" and the country's influence in Europe would be severely diminished.