# Leo

Last month

May 2023

# The Boss

'Leo commits his whole life to making Leinster successful. It's admirable'

Leo Cullen ‘bleeds Leinster’ and has been central to their successes as a player and head coach.

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May 19th 2023, 10:34 AM

Last year

2022

# sponsored by local enterprise office

'Go and pursue your business idea': What to expect at National Women's Enterprise Day

Ireland’s largest female enterprise event takes place across 16 venues on Thursday, 13 October.

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Oct 6th 2022, 2:14 PM

All time

# new jab

Leo Varadkar has been administering vaccines at a Dublin mass vaccination centre

He said earlier this year that he was available to help the HSE.

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Apr 28th 2021, 7:46 PM

# lexit

Barcelona ‘putting every effort’ into convincing Lionel Messi to stay

The 33-year-old rocked Barca with his request to leave on Tuesday evening.

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Aug 26th 2020, 2:49 PM

# spin the decks

Want to start your own music business? New training course to be rolled out in Dublin

It is planned for the first training session to take place on Monday 21 January and run for five weeks.

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Dec 24th 2018, 4:00 PM

# Leo

A love of Mars bars and his hesitations about coming out: What we learn from Leo's new biography

Leo: Leo Varadkar – A Very Modern Taoiseach has been published today.

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Sep 5th 2018, 6:01 AM

# The Boss

'It was so smart of Leo, so strategic, to bring someone like Stuart in'

Leinster have thrived since Leo Cullen’s decision to pick up the phone and call Stuart Lancaster.

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May 12th 2018, 8:00 AM

# Leo

Cullen bidding to become first man to lift European Cup as both player and coach

‘They’re a great bunch to work with at the moment, they were a great bunch to play with too.’

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Apr 22nd 2018, 2:09 PM

# Exit

Messi 'sad and low' after Champions League exit - Valverde

The Argentine and his team-mates have been urged to put their European withdrawal behind them and wrap up the Spanish league title.

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Apr 14th 2018, 11:53 AM

# Leo

Messi's 600th career goal opens up eight-point gap at the top of La Liga for Barca

Lionel Messi’s finish helped Barcelona to a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou.

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Mar 4th 2018, 6:12 PM

# eurotrash talk

Leo told Bloomberg TV it's time to get 'down and dirty' on the details of Brexit

The UK hopes to have terms of a transition deal by March.

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Jan 25th 2018, 12:36 PM

# Deposit Interest

Leo: 'I didn't actually get help from my parents - I got a 100% mortgage'

Varadkar had said that “lots of us” received help in raising deposits.

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Jan 24th 2018, 2:31 PM

# Euro Trip

Speaking English, Irish, French and German, Leo sets out stall on Brexit in big EU speech

Varadkar addressed corporation tax and migration in his speech.

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Jan 17th 2018, 10:20 AM

# spot on

Messi: I'm not the perfect player... I need to practice penalties

The Barcelona superstar insists that he still needs to work on scoring from the spot as he prepares for this summer’s World Cup.

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Jan 2nd 2018, 2:57 PM

# Strategic Mug Unit

Leo Varadkar brings 'World's Best Taoiseach' mug to Brexit prep meeting

Which – technically – is an accurate statement.

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Dec 8th 2017, 7:15 PM

# Strategic Mug Unit

Leo Varadkar has a 'World's Best Taoiseach' mug and there are so many questions

What next?

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Dec 8th 2017, 10:41 AM

# let's go viral

11 times Leo Varadkar really tried to be like Justin Trudeau

This will only intensify if a General Election happens.

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Nov 24th 2017, 9:00 PM

# comhghairdeas

Taoiseach 'Leo de Varad' has been given a certificate for Irish-speaking skills

He’s not the first Taoiseach to flex his cúpla focal.

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Sep 8th 2017, 1:05 PM

# flood relief

Minister says emergency agency should be set up as army pitches in for second day in Donegal

The northwest was hit by heavy rain during the week.

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Aug 26th 2017, 5:36 PM

# saving icebergs

Billy Zane made a great joke when he had a Titanic reunion with Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet last night

“Gangs back together. Now we’re saving icebergs. Go figure..”

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Jul 27th 2017, 7:31 PM

# When Leo Met Vincent

After missing out on Enda, Vincent Browne will interview Leo Varadkar tomorrow night

It will be Browne’s second-last show.

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Jul 25th 2017, 6:36 PM

# brussels actually

Donald Tusk welcomes Ireland's 'young, energetic' new Taoiseach to Brussels

EU leaders are meeting in Brussels today.

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Jun 22nd 2017, 3:54 PM

# Leo Actually

11 of the quickest reactions to Leo Varadkar's Love Actually comments

JUMP!

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Jun 20th 2017, 8:23 AM

# Be prepared

'Terror threats change, so must we' - minister says Cobra committee will aid in preparation for attack

Varadkar is expected to be ratified as Ireland’s new Taoiseach by Dáil vote next week.

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Jun 7th 2017, 9:15 AM

# Man of the Moment

The world's media is talking about 'Ireland's first openly gay Prime Minister'

The new Fine Gael leader has been making waves.

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Jun 2nd 2017, 11:08 PM

# looking into it

Self-employed would 'pay more tax if they got extra benefits in return'

Leo Varadkar said that the results of the survey carried out by his department would inform Budget 2018.

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May 2nd 2017, 7:00 AM

# i saw the sign

Everyone is loving Leo DiCaprio's tiny handwritten sign at a climate change protest

Casually scrawled on the front of a folder.

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Apr 30th 2017, 11:03 AM

# seven years with leo

Humans of Dublin shared a heartbreaking story of a woman's journey with a man who had Alzheimer's

“I spent seven years with Leo, slowly unlocking more and more about his life story.”

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Feb 6th 2017, 10:11 PM

# shots fired

'So obsessed with publicity': Outgoing Labour minister's parting shot at Leo

Kathleen Lynch has given a revealing interview in which she criticises the Health Minister.

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Mar 21st 2016, 10:26 AM

# dumble dear

Leonardo DiCaprio just called Domhnall Gleeson 'Dumble' on the SAG awards stage

It’s Philomania all over again.

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Jan 31st 2016, 6:06 PM

# dumble dear

Leonardo DiCaprio just called Domhnall Gleeson 'Dumble' on the SAG awards stage

It’s Philomania all over again.

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Jan 31st 2016, 12:45 PM

# the reverent

WATCH: Leonardo DiCaprio met the Pope and chatted to him in Italian

“You’re the King of the World!”

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Jan 28th 2016, 10:08 PM

# five year plan

'Even if I got a cheque for €100 million - I couldn't fix this overnight'

Leo Varadkar’s comments follow days of controversy regarding overcrowding at Irish hospitals, and come ahead of a nursing strike next week.

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Jan 7th 2016, 9:34 PM

# polls apart

Fine Gael haven't been this popular since 2012

Good news for Enda, Leo and co in the latest political opinion poll.

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Nov 21st 2015, 6:28 PM

# No thanks

Why did Leo turn down Sinn Féin's debate challenge?

The Health Minister was challenged to a debate by a Sinn Féin constituency rival.

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Oct 21st 2015, 8:30 PM

# Humour

Video: Messi 'watching' the trailer for Ronaldo's movie is brilliant

Take two minutes out of your day to give this a watch.

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Oct 3rd 2015, 8:07 PM

# coolock calling

"This is Dave and Leo, rocking it out to you" ... A certain minister spent a night as a classic rock DJ

Apparently, he wanted to “knock one more thing off the bucket list”.

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Mar 13th 2015, 6:20 AM

# a little harsh?

'Like Stalin' ... GPs union compares Varadkar to murderous Soviet dictator

It’s over the Minister’s stance on negotiations on a new GP contract.

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Mar 1st 2015, 2:54 PM

# Former minister

Former minister Pat Carey on being gay: 'Colleagues sometimes unwittingly said hurtful things'

“To be frank about it I didn’t have the courage, the confidence to talk about it to a wider audience, maybe. I’m sorry about that.”

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Feb 13th 2015, 10:55 PM

# Leo

"I'm sure Ireland will recover...": David Norris's very David Norris response to Leo

Meanwhile, one of Fine Gael’s more conservative TDs says she appreciates the move will be consoling to young people who are gay.

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Jan 19th 2015, 10:34 AM