Gerard Howlin: We're paying for Varadkar's decision to give us what we wanted

On his last lap as taoiseach, Leo Varadkar put his foot to the floor and accelerated the five-stage plan to reopen our economy. The consequences are ongoing

Leo Varadkar: 'The economic impact [of Covid-19] is going to be a lot worse than you or I may have thought back in March or April, or even what the Government was formed.' Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar made a belated admission on Monday. 

“The economic impact [of Covid-19] is going to be a lot worse than you or I may have thought back in March or April, or even what the Government was formed,” he said.