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Leo Varadkar
The latest news, analysis, and comment concerning Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar
Leo Varadkar: The EU needs to ‘grow a bit of backbone’ and stand up to Israel
Former taoiseach calls it depressing that so many Palestinians had to die before other European governments came around to Ireland’s position
Leo Varadkar has more to offer than reality TV shows or doling out PR advice to mega-rich clients
Mary Robinson and Jimmy Carter are exceptions. The political system cultivates the ideology that money is the measure of the man
Covid inquiry: Holohan, Varadkar unlikely to give public evidence for review about ‘learning lessons’
Evaluation panel launches public consultation inviting submissions on people’s pandemic experiences
Varadkar: marriage-equality vote result and hospice opening made my best day in politics
Former taoiseach says he did not anticipate pace of change in Ireland but warns of setbacks in path of progress
Uncharted with Ray Goggins review: Kneecap show their soulful side as they trudge through the Arctic snow
Television: Episode filmed before recent controversy features the rap trio wending their way across Finland
Marriage equality a decade on: ‘Things have gone backwards’
Ten years after Ireland voted to introduce same-sex marriage, some campaigners say the environment for the LGBTQ+ community has deteriorated
Uncharted with Ray Goggins review: Leo Varadkar has to get halfway up a mountain with Lyra before he lets his guard down
Television: A former taoiseach and a Cork popstar make for a curious couple on this South African survival challenge
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May 11th-16th: including Legacy, Elsbeth, and the Eurovision semi-finals
‘I could have done a little bit more’: Leo Varadkar says new adventure show made him reconsider leadership style
Leo Varadkar, Kneecap, and Lyra among participants of RTÉ's Uncharted with Ray Goggins
Pope Francis ‘a great ally of gay community’, says Varadkar
Former taoiseach is working with several LGBTA-rights organisations and figuring out his next career steps, he tells Harvard audience
Irish and British futures are codependent and entangled
Worldview: Running through contemporary debates is a battle between those who say reconciliation should come before constitutional change and those who argue for the reverse
Miriam Lord’s Easter awards: Best Varadkar tribute act, Jemser balance respected and outstanding Dáil dust-up
From the Burke family to Mattie McGrath and Michael Lowry, here are the winners of Miriam Lord's Easter awards
Rory McIlroy’s wish to be identified as Northern Irish is typical of his generation
Support for Sinn Féin is growing in the North, but support for a united Ireland isn’t. This is not as strange as it might seem
Irish-America crucial in ‘great cause’ of Irish unity, Leo Varadkar tells US audience
Former taoiseach stresses importance of Irish-American voice in ‘political project of our generation’
Micheál Martin has never stayed overnight in official Taoiseach residence
Leo Varadkar stayed at Steward’s Lodge in the Phoenix Park 119 times during his time in office
Michael Lowry gave two fingers to the public. Their message back to the Government is equally concise
Political careers of Tipperary North TD and Verona Murphy should have been over long before either got into this mess
Leo Varadkar confirms he will feature in RTÉ travel show and rules out presidential bid
Former Fine Gael leader also confirms he begins advisory role with US-based PR firm Penta on April 10th, a year and two days after he stepped down as taoiseach
Leo Varadkar recalls grandfather’s death as he welcomes new law aimed at keeping disqualified drivers off roads
Technology problems mean not all of the new legislation can be enacted on Monday
Former taoisigh among steady stream of politicians turning to lucrative career in PR-lobbying firms
Official rules restrict activities of former politicians seeking to influence those still serving but fees for consultancy can be lucrative
How Covid changed me: ‘Remote working is second to none. I have kids, am stress-free and eat healthier’
For some the pandemic offered an opportunity to ‘shut the laptop and never look back’; for others it was a time of fear and vulnerability whose consequences are still being felt
Was Micheál Martin’s trip to the White House a diplomatic victory or a ritual humiliation?
Conservative commentator Michael Brendan Dougherty and Trinity College professor Daniel Geary debate what might happen next in US-Irish relations
Most parents believe pandemic harmed their children’s social development - CSO study
Covid-19 restrictions resulted in school closures and cancellation of exams
Covid-19 five years on: What are your thoughts and reflections?
Have your say: How has the pandemic impacted you and your family?
What experts expect to happen when Micheál Martin meets Donald Trump this week
The Oval Office 2025 has become a fascinating and volatile court, so the Taoiseach might expect one or two curveballs coming his way
Alan Gilsenan: ‘I would have had a dreamy, artsy-fartsy notion that a united Ireland would be great’
In The Irish Question, his new documentary, the film-maker asks what reunification of the island would really mean
Polish anti-abortion activist ordered to apologise for calling former taoiseach Leo Varadkar a ‘deviant’
Kaja Godek said homosexuality was a 'deviation' on a Polish talkshow in 2018
Debates over Rishi Sunak’s Englishness or Leo Varadkar’s Irishness are deranged
It’s rightly treated with the same disdain - not because it's too provocative, but because it's too weird
Harsh to blame Verona Murphy after Micheál Martin ignites slow-burning brouhaha
Call for elite squad of Ministers to be taught to watch their tongues before targetting Donald Trump in Operation Blarney
Ministerial overload isn’t going to solve our problems. Neither is Civil Service squeeze
Enduring power of ‘permanent government’ - the Civil Service - may explain why only ex-ministers speak frankly after leaving government
High Court permits Sinn Féin TD to pursue challenge to super junior minister appointments
The case taken by Pa Daly points to article 28 of the Constitution, which limits the number of government members to 15
An unfortunate incident of photobombing at the Áras highlights big problem for our democracy
It’s hard to see how super juniors bringing “their own memos” to cabinet meetings for decision by Government can be lawful
Leo Varadkar appointed to new role in Harvard in the United States
Former Taoiseach will be involved in guest lecturing, student mentorship and discussions focused on public leadership in new role
The worst of this strange decade of wokeness is over
Measures designed to change material realities matter more than sociocultural pieties
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