Varadkar, who resigned last month, declined to be drawn on whether he would run in the next general election
Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar has expressed concern about the rising anti-immigrant sentiment in Ireland, stating people of colour are now experiencing racism “going about their daily lives”.
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The former Fine Gael leader was speaking the day after violent clashes between gardaí and people objecting to the proposed use of a local building as accommodation for international protection applicants in Co Wicklow. “And their kids are Irish, their mother is Irish, they grew up here. And now for the first time, they are experiencing racism going about their daily lives.”
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