‘Fair play to him’: Minister reacts to Varadkar wearing poppy

Sinn Féin says it was mistake for Varadkar to wear poppy in Dáil as emblem is divisive

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar wearing a shamrock poppy badge while speaking at the Dáil.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar wearing a shamrock poppy badge while speaking at the Dáil.

A senior Minister said there “should be absolutely no controversy in a mature Republic” over Taoiseach Leo Varadkar wearing the poppy emblem.

Minister for Health Simon Harris has defended the Taoiseach, who wore a version of the emblem in the Dáil yesterday called the shamrock poppy.

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