Taoiseach on US tour: Fewer tales of hardship, more ginger juice

Varadkar meets tech companies and pays tribute to Harvey Milk in San Francisco

Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Silicon Valley, California. Facebook has confirmed it plans to create hundreds of new jobs in Ireland next year. Photograph: Facebook

Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Silicon Valley, California. Facebook has confirmed it plans to create hundreds of new jobs in Ireland next year. Photograph: Facebook

It’s a tough act to follow. Enda Kenny may not have been the perfect Statesman but, when it came to Irish-American schmaltz, the former taoiseach was hard to beat.

Please subscribe or sign in to continue reading.
only €1 first month

Insightful opinion is just a away.