Leo Varadkar resigns as Taoiseach

I believe some big scandal about Leo is about to break. He did say personal and political reasons to resign. What could the personal be.?

Paddy kicked the chair from under them over two weeks ago and they all landed on their backsides. This gadge doesn't like it so he's flittering off. I should be celebrating, but the damage is well done. I hope to the God's we never ever have to put up with the likes of this heap ever again. An absolute disgrace.

What's next for him? lol His fanzzz are going to be in for an even bigger shock when they discover that anybody/anything in any semblance of power outside this island clocked this incompetent smarmy clown years ago. Maybe Kylie Minogue might give him a job cleaning her high heels before she goes on stage. That's about his level, and he'd enjoy it too.

Heard Ivan Yates on radio earlier trying to arrange a coronation for what must be his mate, Simon Harris. No point in a contest says Ivan, no time and sure Simon is the man. Don't listen to Yates much and didn't realise he was still involved in internal FG politics to this extent?

But wouldn't you think this is a golden opportunity for FF to seize the initiative, pull the rug out gently and let it go to the people. They can sort of claim they weren't really in favour of the recent referendum wordings and the likes of Chambers, O'Dea and McGuinness already been out and distancing themselves. Meanwhile the Greens are in bother with Roddy's unpopular decisions, Catherine Martin's woes and even the minister for circles has presided over a ham fisted 'recycling' scheme. SF are in a trough. New Independents haven't had a chance to get acts together. So as good a time as any to cut the losses and run to the moral high ground in an election. FF could do quite well out of it.

How many Primary Care Centres in the country running at full capacity ? Look at all the procedures that could be done in those if they were equipped and staffed fully. The nearest one to me is in Athlone and it definitely isn't anywhere near what it should be in providing services. The last time I was in it was a referral from my GP for an xray for a toe injury. The xray was done and sent back to my GP for assessment, so I went to my GP, from there to the Centre for xray and then two days later back to my GP again for strapping as there was a small fracture in the toe. How stupid was that when one visit to the Primary Care should have done it. It had nothing to do with an aging population, it was the fault of a very incompetent health service.

He didn't, his Mrs has told him not to run for election again according to Yates.

When you look at who could be next in line for the FG leader and Taoiseach there's not great options what so ever. It's pretty pathetic.

I really feel this is some disgrace that they aren't going to call a general election because of this.

For personal and political reasons.

For political reasons he's taking personally in other works.

Yep, I had major reservations about Micheál at that time. But he's stuck in there and gone about his work efficiently since, rehabilitated some might say.

I might also mention that I occasionally write to politicians on various matters and Micheál is one of very few who bothered to actually write a personal letter back addressing the issues concerned.

Still wouldn't make me a great fan of FF but he himself is a good example I think anyway of a career politician who has handled himself well.

You'll all be quiet when it comes out he has cancer or something.

I wouldn’t be surprised if there is an embarrassing video surfacing. The open relationship thing is a liability in politics.

Yeah the statement he gave left more questions than answers….he’s been a TD for 17 years give or take….

of course maybe feck all will hit the fan but it’s all been handled a bit clumsily….both by him and the party. Left more questions than it answered…

FG opinion polls in the last 12 months were at an all time low.. he and his party lost the trust of Irish citizens. Unsurprisingly. I’ve never been an FG guy but I’ll go a lifetime and not give them any preference on a ballot paper….