Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has re-registered as a medical practitioner and will work one shift a week to help out during the coronavirus crisis.
He rejoined the medical register in March, and offered his services to the HSE for one session a week, in areas that are within his scope of practice, a spokesperson for his office confirmed. The Taoiseach comes from a medical family. He is the son of a doctor and a nurse, while his partner also works as a doctor.
liamdmoroney Thanks for sharing!
Well done Leo. We also need you to stay on as Taoiseach. Can we have a, Free a grannie/grandad day!
Hi Leo well done. Can we have a free a grannie/ granda day
Well done but keep your day job as you are badly needed to lead
Well done LeoVaradkar
Well Leo.
What a man. Fair play to you
P.R Stunt. He is only answering the phones. Get a grip he is not saving the World
He means consultant job or just SHO. Love the second option. Good luck let's see how that will go.🤣🤣🤣 and how long he will survive
Pr rubbish
Good man Leo
Still dont trust the smug f
THATSMISE Oh pi*s off for god sake you cabbages are fooling no one ' he is a traitor and RTE are fake NEWS government PROPAGANDA machine an nothing else..🤮🤮 but thankfully the public are waking up..
Publicity stunt...just like calling the Chinese Premier on them PPE shipment... muppets
Amazing story came out same day as tax exiles, who are usually limited to spend only 183 days in Ireland, will be allowed to remain longer this year, w/out taxation consequences, if they prove to Revenue they were forced to stay because of the coronavirus.' Spindoctors at work
This man is so genuine. it shows his love for his country..couldn't see the leaders in the north doing something like this.
Fair play to him. Shows real leadership. People can bitch and moan about it being “1 day a week” it fact it’s telephone based but he’s practicing what he preaches unlike other leaders. Well done LeoVaradkar
Hopefully ciarakellydoc will do the same. Come on Ciara 👍👍👍👍
If I get I’ll done let him near me
PR stunt. When can we get rid of this clown?
Has he not more pressing leader taoiseach type jobs to be doing. Pure optics as usual from FG
I hope he is aware of the dodgy gear from China and avoid 🙁
Leader of the people... Good on ya LeoVaradkar 👏👏👏👏
👏👏.. any help on front lines is welcome..
Phone receptionist more accurate
Fair play respect
It's all about him...
Haven't people suffered enough, and now to be treated with soundbites.
God help anyone that has to go to him
Well done!
Thanks Leo. Fully appreciated. Stay safe.
WAIT,my people,lets get ready for another great photo shoot .😎
Pictures by RTÉ! Radio coverage jointly by RTE, FG FM aka Newstalk! Scumbag should be shot for wearing green!
.JCGalway Uncanny insight SCU
😂😂😂
.JCGalway Uncanny insight SCU
Double jobbing ?
PR stunt typical for Fine Gael....trap laid, waiting for the bots now
I want to see the frontline work he does on video! Otherwise I will never believe it!
“Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country,” some comment here are just haters that need to hate.
Ahh fuck off leo
PR stunt
PR stunt, won’t catch him anywhere near a coronavirus patient!
Insert sarcasm 👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻(But Hey REAL doctors don't work ONLY one day a week, do they?!!! .) Is he going to go commando also with no PPE seens it alright and expected of other Doctors , Nurses to work with none .. ?!!!!
Wonderful Leader and admire him so much for helping out on the front line what a wonderful gesture. Keep safe and all the rest of doctors nurses and all the wonderful staff. Well done👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️❤️❤️🖐🖐
Trust me I'm a doctor...holy Jesus
Is that really practical? Does he have cpd to catch up on and if so, 1 day per week is just not an effective use of his time.
BarryKilkelly that Friday he was keeping clear...
Legend
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Bit out of context RTE. Tell us in your headline that he'll be working from home. He's not patient-facing or frontline. A shameless PR stunt to tug at the heartstrings of a vulnerable nation, following a shit-the-bed election.
Oh Mary Lou, oh Mary Lou, What are you going to do? Oh Mary Lou oh Mary Lou, Any chance you can help out too? MaryLouMcDonald
I’m FF true and true but I have to give kudos to LV and SH during this emergency and to say to the haters fuck off !!
A poor leader is one who can't delegate, feels he has to roll up his sleeves and do it himself. This is entirely about optics and PR spin, playing to Leo's vanity.
dreddiemurphy Is he any good at that job?
Leo's spin department in over drive
Leadership
Brilliant leadership yet again were lucky to have Leo at this difficult time
One day a week sure he’s used to that
Does this man's ego and PR machine ever let an opportunity slide.....
I think it's fantastic I also think some rural GP's that have seen visits plummet could join him in a hospital environment.
👏👏👏👏👏😘
Well he might as well as he'll be out of a job soon !
The tax man will cripple him
Well done Leo.
Leo is working one shift a week helping out with phone diagnostic assessments.😂 Rubber gloves and sanitiser. Why isn’t superman here on the frontline? What a hero🤪
Why only one day a week? He does bugger all the rest of the week!
Ashtray motorbike, enough said!
Well done Leo, you are doing a great job already thank you.
I hope he knows how to pick up the phone
Very important work. But it can be carried out by other professionals. This is not the highest use of the Taoiseach's time.
Kudos where due. Fair play to him.
Why?
Shoe in. Abortion clinics badly in need of people completely lacking conscience.
His poor patients
If you work a Sunday you will get double pay.
Leo is leading with strength and empathy. We are so lucky to have him.
Good man
Should there be a shortage of docs, he would understandably want to jump in there. But he’s a little out of practice. I’d say, that’s why he’s opting to go in now, part-time. Should it kick off later, he’ll be ready. I support him in this.
Publicity stunt for the middle-classes, who need him to 'play a blinder'.
Thank you LeoVaradkar 👏👏
broadsheet_ie Lord, but some amount of Concannonbots on this thread.
I smell a pr stunt
Top man Leo, try and save time in your day for sleep.
Irish people find fault in everything. Christ, he is one extra doctor when we need as many as possible. End of
More Spin.... lets have the PR photos next. Wanker.
Yet another publicity stunt. Credit where credit is due, he knows his audience.
Was there not a HSE press release 2 weeks saying 50,000 medically qualified people registered to the On Call for Ireland program? All eager and wanting to help. Do your job Leo, be a Leader, not a PR puppet!🙄 spin
Great .... next story please, Simon climbs tree to save cat , maybe , paschal finds communion money and gives it to Rothschild s , Murphy sewing face masks out of wife’s bikini.
He might as well go for 5 shift, cos he's feck all good at what he's doing at moment.....Simon Coveney, Leo is on he's way out
Leo you should stay just guiding the country. We dont need you getting Corona like Boris.
LeoVaradkar Excellent leader in our darkest hour! 🙏🏻
Not all hero's wear capes, some answer phones
Nice gesture.
Why is there no coverage of this? Coincidence!
Such nasty, nasty people populating Twitter. Waiting to pounce, as they’ve nothing better to do. What part are they playing I wonder, these keyboard warriors? Well done LeoVaradkar, leading by example and a true statesman. bekind people. Do something meaningful with your time.
The moaners are out in force and they hate all he does right now. Fair play to him.
Respect!!
No supporter of FG but well done taoiseach all help medically is very welcome.
Cothrom na féinne.
Fair play to him, not obliged to but rather from a sense of duty, don't knock a man doing his bit.
He’s damned if does and damned if he doesn’t. Fair play to him, practice what you preach. Rather him lead this country through this crisis than the likes of Bozo the Clown in the UK or Donald Duck in the states.
Narcissist.
Well done Leo! Boris Johnson can’t even mop a floor properly.
😆 fair play to him. One day though, seriously? Hand the reins to Mary Lou and get out there 7 days a week. That id vote for
Well down Leo.
I think he should go back to being a doctor full time.
Another FG PR gimmick. If you're Taoiseach you shouldn't have the time to do anything else.
Maybe the rest of them could go back teaching oh wait 🤔
One day a week is more a PR stunt. A real doc would after one day want to go back the next day and the next day etc. He will probably keep his distance and do more talking than actual work.
Just reading the comments here, some being so negative. Now is not the time. For me, Leo Simon C & Simon H have shown great resolve in the most trying of times. Bravo. If you cant get on board to fight this virus, shut the hell up.
So is michael Martin going to be taoiseach 1 day a week then
Hi. Before you send these negative responses such as hope he is better doctor than, etc, etc, ask your self. What have you done today? What have you offered society today to assist? Let’s hear the criticism but include you deeds so we can assess your contribution
What will he be doing the rest if the week, there is no dail, so he wont be busy
Fair play👍
Absolutely cringy spin . Does he know the pay isnt great, thank FG for that. Not enough beds in ICU thank FG for that. Cervical smear scandal - Thank FG for that . Billions squandered on a children's hospital - Thank FG for that. 2 Tier system - thank FG for that. Cretins .
And rte will have cameras to capture moment, puke
Answering the phones..... reading from a script....actually he should be good at that
Will that mean the HSELive can claim back 70% of his pay?
marktigheST Is he. Still have n the
A True Leader 🙌🏻 Much Respect LeoVaradkar I am impressed beyond words 🙏🏻
marktigheST J
How many pictures will he take of himself during he’s shift . Ask my bollix another pr stunt 🙄
LeoVaradkar here you go, you can have this, you're going to need this more than me, it was kindly lent to me by pnolan99
Fair play to the Taoiseach...Michael martin next week will be teaching online (watch this space)
I never like politician's but next vote I will be voting for these guys gentlemen giving it their best
When Leo was giving an update 2 d people all d Shinners were saying he sould go back 2 been a doctor & help out. Now that he is doing it the shinners are giving out again, typically Sinn Fein, don't know what they want but 1 thing for sure they will never provide any assistance.
They're spinning, They're spinning.
I think he pictured the response to this being something like the scene in Independents Day when the President flies a fighter jet.
Hopfeully he takes better care of the common man as a doctor than he does as a taoiseach
Is he going on the wards wearing the substandard or no PPE though?
The acting Taoiseach should keep working as Taoiseach not as a Doctor. Even though this has some merit it smacks of a PR stunt.
Maybe back on Delwood Green like old days
It’s priceless anyone that steps up you’ve a crowd ready to say something brutal whether it’s john below of o’cuiv from the west on government. That’s the beauty of privilege of living in a Democratic society. Remember one and all for us to continue we must beat the virus.
He’s gonna do over the phone assessments I’d say it would be a bit weird if you heard his voice on the other end
Well done Leo pitching in when the country needs you. Fair play 👏
Well done LeoVaradkar , leading by example 👏👏
Good for him. Thank you LeoVaradkar for your service. Maybe you could leave with a new, stable government in place. Then the trollies await.
mr Martin going teaching on r. t. e
Maybe he could do a few abortions whilst he at it.
Fair play, prepared to walk the walk...
Given he hasn't been a practicing Doctor for about a decade, presumably he won't be anywhere near any actual patients
Well we'll, that's a last gasp stunt but sadly the mistakes made has only served to place us right in the middle of the sh1te and worse per population than Italy and Spain. the gov should be replaced and he can go full time and not as a out of the way publicity stunt placement.
I don't agree with this ..why is he doing it ? We are not that hard up for doctors for him to do this ? . stick to one thing we need a leader ..and stop this egoism
Leave Leo alone 🌈
Dimpconvery
Is it that easy ... he hasn't practiced in years ..if ever.... doesn't say much for the profession
Fair play to you Leo 👍🏻
the push for power
IT’S ALWAYS HEROIC TO SAVE LIVES ESPECIALLY LITTLE ONES .
Spend the other 6 days sorting out the leaving cert please
Everything about this anti Irish worst Taoiseach in Irish history is spin. Lets see how much he actually works. Maybe he could doctor to the Homeless, given his Government has governed while homelessness has increased so much. He has destroyed lives & futures. Landlords love him
finegael pr machine hard at work
PR stunt if I ever saw one 🧐 Flushirt
It would seem, from the comments here, that it is indeed twat day again on Twitter.
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If I were a cynic I would say ....
Wanker
Jesus is the country not in a bad enough state🙄
Admirable but let's face it, it's a massive PR stunt. If he's going to work with no photographers or social media posts I'd have a lot of respect for that but we know it won't be the case
loves a good publicity stunt does leo..
Shinners can help out by keeping the streets quiet🔫 🔫🔫🏏🏏🏏🏏😎😎💣💣🧤🧤
Fair play to him
Its leadership from the front, be safe all.
No doubt some will find fault with this but no matter how you feel about him, this is admirable. Don't knock it just for the sake of it. These are hard times for all.
Reads: we effectively just lost 1/7th if our leader’s time. We will fly a doctor over from abroad to take this workload please LeoVaradkar
A stunt
Fair play!
Fair play. 👏
A publicity stunt and the concannonbots are all out to praise it!
PR spin nothing else
What are other word leaders doing? As usual Ireland lead the charge. Well done LeoVaradkar proudtobeirish
Heard realDonaldTrump is going to do the same.
Imagine him being your doctor 😂
Will he apply for COVID -19 payment?
When was the last time he'd seen a stethoscope?
Fantastic news. First role of a good leader in war, never ask someone to do something you wouldn’t do yourself
He is going answering phones omg he is a superhero
It is palm sunday he can use those greasy ones he has to do some good for our country
I'd love to go to work 1 day a week and be on his money..
Wow, good for you Leo. You are doing a wonderful job already, thank you
True leadership.
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Fair play to him 👏
How about not doing that and spending it making sure the HSE get the order right 🙄
Fair play, he asked others to come back so he is practicing what he is preaching.
Ask me bollox
This is wonderful leadership from a public servant. This is public service at its very best.
I hope he’s a better doctor than he is Taoiseach.
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