Varadkar: We cannot have a leader who does not see Troubles killings as crimes

Mr Varadkar also ruled out going into coalition with Sinn Féin, who have stormed ahead as the party with the most support in various opinion polls since the 2020 general election.

Leo Varadkar said Ireland’s leader should be clear that killings during the Troubles were crimes (Niall Carson/PA)

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said the country cannot have a Taoiseach that does not view atrocities committed during the Troubles as crimes.

He made the comments about Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald, who said on Sunday that there was “no comparison” between crimes committed during the Troubles and the “gangland crime epidemic”.