Varadkar defends FG's dramatic fall in opinion polls 

A Fine Gael source tonight also said they expect more TDs to follow in the footsteps of their colleagues who are leaving politics. It leaves Mr Varadkar facing an electoral crisis in the next general election. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Leo Varadkar has defended the dramatic fall in Fine Gael’s popularity in the latest opinion poll and the decision of another party TD to retire.

The Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes poll has suggested Mr Varadkar’s party dropped from 23% last month to just 15%, an all-time low.