Time to reflect is just what the doctor ordered for Leo

Varadkar is under fire from his Fine Gael colleagues as a summer of blunders leads to the party's popularity plummeting

At Fine Gael's two-day think-in, Leo Varadkar is hearing criticism from colleagues for a series of errors, two of which involve Katherine Zappone, amid worrying opinion polls for FG. File picture: Gareth Chaney

Fine Gael and Leo Varadkar are set for two days of soul-searching as their think-in, which began yesterday, coincides with two disappointing polls for the party.

TDs and senators yesterday gathered in Trim, Co Meath, after months of strife and controversy surrounding their leader and his deputy, Simon Coveney. The meetings are unlikely to have been comfortable or pleasant affairs.