Around the world, people look to Ireland as a country where it doesn’t matter where you come from but where you want to go. – Leo Varadkar
I think Sinn Fein remains the greatest threat to our democracy and our prosperity as a state. – Leo Varadkar
Something has been awakened in the Irish people…it was not just a referendum it was more like a social revolution. – Leo Varadkar On Ireland voting for gay marriage.
Ireland is a great nation. And we are great people. We have experienced hardhip and struggle before. We have overcome many trials in the past with our determination and our spirit. We will prevail. – Leo Varadkar On Covid-19 pandemic.
Please don’t forward messages that are from unreliable sources, so much harm has already been caused by those messages, fear is a virus in itself. – Leo Varadkar On need to halt spread of fear over coronavirus crisis.
This is a Saint Patrick’s Day like no other. A day that none of us will ever forget. Today’s children will tell their own children and grandchildren about the national holiday in 2020 that had no parades or parties…but instead saw everyone staying at home to protect each other. – Leo Varadkar Address to Irish nation on coronavirus shutdown.
I am a gay man. It’s not a secret, but not something that everyone would necessarily know. – Leo Varadkar
What I do now is I train in the mornings, and people ask me why I do it. I do it for two reasons: first of all, to keep in shape, but secondly, I think training, sport, and physical activity is really good for mental health. – Leo Varadkar
I consider myself pro-life, as I accept that the unborn is a human life with rights, and I do not support abortion on request or on demand. – Leo Varadkar
There are far too many people who get up early in the morning, and work hard, who cannot make ends meet. – Leo Varadkar
It’s not something that defines me. I’m not a half-Indian politician or a doctor politician or a gay politician for that matter. It’s just part of who I am, it doesn’t define me, it is part of my character I suppose. – Leo Varadkar
I miss being able to have a drink in my local pub, which I can’t do anymore, or being able to go to the shops without every second person staring at me and looking at my basket to see what I’m buying. – Leo Varadkar
It’s fair to say that the policy and character of my government would be, or the government which I lead, would be very different to that of President Trump. – Leo Varadkar
I won’t be allowing my own background or my own sexual orientation to dictate the decisions that I make. – Leo Varadkar
In years to come…let them say of us…when things were at their worst…we were at our best. – Leo Varadkar On fight against coronavirus.
Not all superheroes wear capes…some wear scrubs and gowns – Leo Varadkar On frontline health staff battling coronavirus pandemic.
