Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced he is to step down. Listen to his full speech in this bonus episode of our In the News podcast. More to follow.
Leo Varadkar’s resignation speech: Listen to the address in full
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Varadkar's announcement triggers a contest to become next Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach
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