Varadkar says Sinn Féin rallies a ‘campaign of intimidation and bullying’

SF seeks to generate public support for party’s aim of getting into government

Leo Varadkar arrives for the second day of a Special European Council summit in Brussels on Friday. Photograph: EPA

Leo Varadkar arrives for the second day of a Special European Council summit in Brussels on Friday. Photograph: EPA

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has criticised Sinn Féin’s plan to hold nationwide rallies, portraying them as the next stage of the party’s “campaign of intimidation and bullying”.

Mr Varadkar said on Monday the plans announced by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald for a series of public meetings around the country were an unwelcome development.

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