Varadkar’s attack on a free press: Opinions unbecoming of Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar’s bizarre attack on the Irish media has generated criticism not just from journalists, but also from a variety of politicians and others who value a free press.

His statement, at a lunch with younger members of the Irish community in New York on Monday, that he had “some sympathy” with US President Donald Trump’s attitude to the press, does him no credit.