Is Ireland set for new Covid restrictions? Leo Varadkar and health experts give latest as new variant to land Warnings from healthcare professionals that the pandemic hasn't gone away Irish Mirror · Mar 22, 2022
Covid Ireland: Almost 65,000 cases confirmed since St Patrick's Day amid concern about new variant The battle to beat the virus is not over with the worrying rise in numbers leading Tanaiste, Leo Varadkar, to say on Sunday we are facing a second wave of the Omicron variant. Irish Mirror · Mar 21, 2022
Leo Varadkar admits 'cause for concern' over Ireland's Covid cases as he gives new restrictions update More than 6,600 people have died from Covid in Ireland since March 2020. Irish Mirror · Mar 21, 2022
Tanaiste Leo Varadkar says fourth Covid jabs to be rolled out as soon as the summer Tánaiste Leo Varadkar reveals Government is planning bringing forward a winter vaccination programme Dublin Live · Mar 21, 2022
Tanaiste Leo Varadkar and partner sign up to host Ukrainian family after moving media images of war Tanaiste said he and his partner Matt have room in their new house and are happy to help war refugees Dublin Live · Mar 20, 2022
Leo Varadkar and partner hosting Ukrainian family after moving media images of war Tánaiste said he and his partner Matt have room in their new house and are happy to help war refugees Irish Mirror · Mar 20, 2022
Tanaiste rules out bringing back Covid restrictions There are currently around 1,100 people in hospital with Covid, with some 50 people in ICU. The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2022
Leo Varadkar reveals fourth Covid jabs to be rolled out as soon as the summer Tánaiste Leo Varadkar reveals Government is planning bringing forward a winter vaccination programme Irish Mirror · Mar 20, 2022
Leo Varadkar and partner Matt Barrett to offer spare room to Ukrainian refugee It is expected that 10,000 Ukrainian refugees will be in the country by the end of today Irish Mirror · Mar 20, 2022
Panic buying toilet roll, Leo Varadkar’s speech, 27 Covid cases: A look back on two years of the pandemic in Ireland With the pandemic (hopefully) behind us, we reflect on the very beginning of lockdown in Ireland that started with 27 Covid cases, a speech from Leo Varadkar and a wave of panic buying Irish Mirror · Mar 12, 2022
Protesters urged to keep demos peaceful following Russian embassy truck incident Leo Varadkar said the driving of a lorry through the gates of the embassy was ‘foolish and unhelpful’. The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022
250 new jobs as Analog Devices to invest €100 million in Limerick facility Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said the investment 'will create the jobs of the future' Irish Mirror · Mar 4, 2022
Energy price growth will have serious impact on wider costs, Taoiseach warns Micheal Martin said the implications of the outbreak of war in Ukraine will be felt for some time. The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022
Neutral Ireland likely to get more involved in EU defence policy - Deputy PM Ireland is likely to reconsider its tradition of military neutrality in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and may get more involved in common European Union defence policy, Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Tuesday. Reuters · Mar 1, 2022
Dublin Live · Feb 28, 2022 Covid-19 Ireland: Tanaiste Leo Varadkar wishes businesses well as country says goodbye to final restrictions Close contacts without symptoms of the virus will no longer have to self-isolate
Dublin Live · Feb 26, 2022 Tanaiste Leo Varadkar brands Vladimir Putin as 'the Hitler of the 21st century' He said that it was already known that the Russian leader was a 'bad man'
The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022 Expulsion of Russian ambassador has not been ruled out, Varadkar says Sinn Fein has called on the Irish Government to expel Yuri Filatov from the country following the invasion of Ukraine.
The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022 Ireland’s deputy premier brands Putin the ‘Hitler of the 21st century’ Leo Varadkar said Ireland is not neutral on the Ukraine invasion and stands fully behind the Ukrainian people.
The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022 Putin is ‘Hitler of the 21st century’, says Ireland’s Leo Varadkar ‘He’s putting himself into that space,’ says deputy premier
Irish Mirror · Feb 25, 2022 Leo Varadkar says Vladimir Putin is a 'bad man' but didn't think he would be 'Hitler of the 21st century' The Tanaiste said that it has been known for "a long time" that Putin is a "bad man"
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022 UK politics live: Boris Johnson imposes sanctions against Putin and Lavrov – as it happened Latest updates: PM also urges leaders to take ‘immediate action’ to ban Russia from Swift payment system; sending Nato forces to Ukraine would risk leading to ‘existential’ threat, says minister
Irish Mirror · Feb 24, 2022 Ireland not 'neutral' on Ukraine-Russia crisis, says Tanaiste Leo Varadkar Mr Varadkar said that Ireland would back tough new sanctions on Russia
Dublin Live · Feb 23, 2022 People seeking Covid-19 PCR tests may have to fork out up to €100 as free tests scrapped for under-55s Leo Varadkar confirmed that tests will no longer be offered to people aged under 55 who are in good health, or people aged over 55 who have received a booster Covid vaccine
Irish Mirror · Feb 23, 2022 How much will PCR tests cost now? All you need to know as Leo Varadkar announces major change There are some exceptions to the rule including pregnant women and those who live with an immunocompromised person
Irish Mirror · Feb 22, 2022 'Freedom Day' from Covid restrictions as Leo Varadkar confirms end of most rules The decision was formally ratified at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning