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Varadkar criticised over farm subsidies comments

Apr 20, 2026 13:39
By Shannonside News
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Varadkar criticised over farm subsidies comments

Leo Varadkar made the comments while appearing on Matt Cooper’s Path to Power podcast.

Leo Varadkar has come under fire for his comments in relation to farmers and rural Ireland.

The former Taoiseach said there’s a perception in rural Ireland that people living there are the "real workers, who are "paying all the bills" but it is urban Ireland who do so.

Varadkar made the comments while appearing on Matt Cooper’s Path to Power podcast.

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Drumshanbo-based Cllr Brendan Barry, who’s a member of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association says it sends a clear message:

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