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Reaction to commentary on rural Ireland by Leo Varadkar
Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon has hit out at his former boss, Leo Varadkar, for being “unnecessarily divisive” in his commentary on rural Ireland. The former Taoiseach has caused huge unease within Fine Gael after claiming urban dwellers need to be “more blunt” in telling country people “we’re the ones paying all the bills”.
We get reaction with Francie Gorman, President of the Irish Farmers Association.
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