Taoiseach 'has spoken to' under-fire FG candidate Verona Murphy about her comments on migrants

A screengrab from Verona Murphy's campaign video. Image: Twitter A screengrab from Verona Murphy's campaign video. Image: Twitter Updated 46 minutes ago

After coming in for criticism, Murphy visited a migrant reception centre yesterday and released a statement afterwards saying it had a “profound impact” on her understanding of the issues facing asylum seekers. “Verona is a very outspoken and independent person, she’s not going to be the type of person who toes the party line. And I think on some occasions she’s got it absolutely wrong but she is the selected candidate and I will certainly be campaigning with her before polling day as I have done since,” Varadkar said.

Nasc CEO Fiona Finn says she felt “uncomfortable” by Murphy’s visit to the Emergency Reception and Orientation Centre in Waterford and rejected the notion that the prospective TD experienced a kind of “road to Damascus moment”.

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