The Fine Gael leadership race is hotting up, with a Dublin TD describing Leo Varadkar supporters as “choir boys” who are “singing for their supper”.
Kate O’Connell, who’s campaigning for Minister Simon Coveney, told a meeting in Clare last night that Minister Varadkar doesn’t understand the needs of rural Ireland.
Leo Varadkar will officially kick off his campaign this afternoon, having already secured support from a number of high profile figures in Fine Gael.
Junior Minister Pat Breen is the latest to declare his support:
