Photo: Colin Keegan/CollinsTánaiste Leo Varadkar, left, and Taoiseach Micheál Martin before the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo: Ramsey Cardy/SportsfileTánaiste Leo Varadkar has pushed back against a fresh instalment of the Katherine Zappone memo controversy which emerged yesterday. Mr Varadkar said Barrett is his “own man” and he took the decision to write the letter without any prompting from the Mr Varadkar. At a press conference earlier in the day, Mr Varadkar said he was not aware of the sting operation in advance of it being carried out. Former Taoiseach John Bruton made a speech setting out his vision for how Fine Gael can grow its support.

Source: Irish Independent September 14, 2021 01:30 UTC