In a statement, the spokesperson said the Taoiseach was within the 5km travel limit as he is currently living on the Farmleigh Estate, which is located in the park.
Pictures of the Taoiseach with his partner, Matthew Barrett, along with two friends were posted on social media yesterday. According to the statement, the Taoiseach has been staying in Steward's Lodge during the last few weeks as it has secure office and video conferencing facilities, which allows him to work from home.The current guidelines state groups of up to four people who are not from the same household can meet outdoors while keeping two metres apart.
Who fucking cares.good on him.even he knows its a farce.
Wonder how he got so far from farm Leah couldn't have driven cos they have taken away all the parking
So just nodded their head and said 'what else can we do to serve you, master Leo'. Journalism is dead, no questions asked, the Irish government's mouthpieces.
We are lucky our man is entitled to lay out in the sun for a break when the unelected leader of Britain is lying as usual to all of his people.
He clearly was not complying and also as a head of state it is not appropriate to be in a park topless.
But he wasn’t 2 metres apart, was he? I’m somewhat sceptic about the rigidity of the lockdown. But it is the hypocrisy of this and the bias of the RTE in not chasing it up that is really quite appalling. Just as well I wasn’t too rigid about my 2mts I guess. mediabias
He most certainly was not adhering to the nonsense which his handlers pushed on the people of Ireland. They are completely oblivious to scientific opinion other than the bought and paid for variety to push a narrative, yet, who pays, always? Not Leo, the Un or eu but gullible 🇮🇪
Most certainly was not
He clearly wasnt.
Slow news day.
Hello !! Get off the stage.. So happy our main person, is is availing of our national treasures !! Long may it be so x Irish and Guests !! Stay Safe & Sound !! x
Having a picnic is not adhering to the guidelines. That's a fact. Having a picnic does not send the message a leader should send.
It's a distraction like Cummings and Neil Ferguson. You are now talking about drama and the news loves it. You are being sidetracked from sharing contradicting information to experts by focusing on drama. Ferguson was going to be fired for his models so they made a fake story.
And so were the poor grieving relatives of this poor individual NotMyTaoiseach
RTE is GUTTER NEWS SLOP OUT,1, 6 &9 PM,
No he wasn’t. Farmleigh closed March 27th so he isn’t/shouldn’t be staying there. If it opened phase 1 he had to travel more than 5km. Plus a picnic, plus no social distancing. I don’t agree with lockdown but this guy is really making a mockery of the country, its people & media.
If Trump was drinking cans in a group shirtless the stock market would have collapsed I’d say😂😂
Tony confirmed it also tonight. No story. Move on to real issues
This only plays into his hands making an issue out of nonsense like this. He's done more than enough legitimately shameful things that he should be held to account for. Don't dilute the genuine issues with crap like this
Ok, if you’re the leader of a country, you have to lead by example. The pictures show the opposite. You’re asking our elders to cocoon and our youngsters to comply, yet you’re showing that rules don’t apply for everyone! Leaders LEAD by example. Show some!
Enter the mentally ill liberal left supporters...
More propaganda!!...like clockwork the snakes do damage control🙄
And instead of leading through example, Varadkar does what he does best. Looks after himself. NotMyTaoiseach
“No picnics.“ Rule breached. “Social distance of 2 metres or wear a mask.” Rule breached. “No unessential travel.” for example to luxury accommodation during travel lockdown leaving behind an empty home. Rule breached. Basic decency issues abound. NotMyTaoiseach
Gross
When they are defending they are loosing
Give him a break!
Green jersey journos downplaying story. He mightn't have broke rules but when stayhome is default, it's up to our leaders to led by example. Drinking cans barechested in middle of a pandemic isn't a great look, let alone for a Taoiseach. Gardai have moved people on for less.
That statement is clearly not remotely related to truth.
Ya ya ya what ever
I don't begrudge anyone a picnic. But if you're going to have a picnic, you can't be telling other people they're not allowed to do the same.
Not in the pic that I saw 😂😂
I didn’t know that it was permissible to go to the park and drink cans with your mates. Thanks for telling me
That's a Karen grazing ground be careful
something something blinder.
Your reputation as an impartial news provider is dog shit . Rte is nothing more than a government propaganda machine.
He disgraced himself, the office of Taoiseach, and Ireland, by being photographed out having a topless sesh in a park with a gaggle of friends during a public health crisis. Has he no sense of judgment or has he no sense of decorum? He certainly has no sense of shame!
Gaslighting.
To be honest, I think it’s great that everyone is ignoring the nonsensical makey-uppy ‘rules’. Including these men. It’s the attempt at insulting the Irish people’s intelligence that gets me. ‘We say it’s all lies, so it is. So there’ - RTE
🙄well if his spokeperson said it
Picnics are not allowed ?
'When you go out for excercise' as the rules state you may meet four people and be socially distant. I didn't realise the excercise covered yer elbow while drinking or I'd have enjoyed the lock down much more.
But he wasn't.
Well the spokesperson is telling porkies and yous shower of fakers knows he was breaking the 2m rule aswell. Here's the proof. One rule for them and another for us. Lockdowns over. Our dear leader isn't following the rules so I won't be either.
The Shinners just trying to deflect from Mary Lou saying it ok to murder children.
For every day that there is no breast or cervical cancer screening, there are potentially 9 more women with an undiagnosed cancer. 9 women for every single day. Yet Leo Varadkar in a park close to his home is what people are appalled by.
More blatant lies.
Seriously a man has a drink on a Sunday afternoon in the park with his partner and on Monday it's news and everyone seems to think it's their business ... 🤪😂
OFO there human and entitled to go the park or beach or wherever once it's within the 5km Karen's Feck off
Show us the video so .. instead of hiding it so we can make our own minds up
Why is this even a thing?
DoasIsaynotasIdo
Social distancing was not adhered to. Thanks for the heads up on his unnecessary move to a fancy residence in the park. More importantly, why is he not going to the Dail to work? Does he have an office in the Dail? Is he not an ‘essential worker’? NotMyTaoiseach put your top on!
Oh yeah cos if he wasn't ,spokesperson for the 'Taoiseach' would say so. RTE must take the people of the country to be awful dopes.
Bull, there’s no way they were 2 metres apart but as usual the Irish msm will focus on the UK. Load of hypocrites. If Irish newspapers go bust they will not be missed.
leo putin.
There are questions to be answered now by the unelected Taoiseach. He should be leading by example. Anything less than a full explanation would lose him any shreds of credibility he has left. LeoVaradkar CMOIreland
He did in his hole.
Absolute horse shit. Govt advice was to 'go home after exercise, and not to stay long in public amenities or have picnics'
Who cares anyway. He is doing no different to most people. The people moaning and whining will be the same people who have been doing exactly the same.
Tell it to doireanngarrihy rtebias NotMyTaoiseach
The very next story you are running; 'the 'playground of the future'' showing our children being stuffed into cramped tubes. But Collette Browne told be 'Leo needs a break' so I believe her! He is playing a blinder!
Which guidelines are those? Can I get a copy so that I can give them to the Gardai the next time they attempt to move me on in Blackrock Park while I am social distancing from the other people there.
Always a different set of rules for NotMyTaoiseach and his FG cronies he is an overpaid waste of space
Nice gaff their ,LEO and his partner 50 euro a night Both their homes VACANT as the taxpayer subsidises these two millionaires' luxury 'lockdown', WOW,not even a Taoiseach anymore
Absolutely petty stuff from people about this
Rte kissing ass as usual.
Ya right And LeoVaradkar was always for gay rights ? Flip flopping is MichealMartinTD trait but LeoVaradkar been doing it all his political career
NO PICNIC!! ........swigging cans and eating food is not exercise...more like a picnic
Trying to appear cool ended up looking like a dick. Jacinda Ardern is cool. So cool she took her job seriously and saved lives. Trump golfs, Varadkar drinks and Johnson hides.
Varadkardashian ... get it trending
Only one thing can solve this: VAR (Varadkar Assistant Referee)
Really? The why doesn't it look that way?
Nope
Mary Lou gets bad press for defending the IRA = SF Bots 🤖 attack Leo for going to the park Irony
Lmfao it wasn't even that warm he had to go shirtless with the bois
Fuck off, if the government give out rulings, they should stick by them too, not rules for the public and different for those in charge.
He should resign
Leo can do no right these days in some people mind...My...they should look across the water and see real problems..
Delusion on a grand scale is the virus.
Out Putining Putin..
I thought this was fake news until I seen it here. Terrible example to set 😳
I have full faith in our elite team of JournoActivists to suss this out
So ordinary u couldnt make it up. Hilarious 😂 Visible boxers tho.... Nope.
Farmleigh
But he wasn’t though. He was clearly breaching the 2 meter rule.
It’s expected LeoVaradkar would have a “Do as I say, not as I do” approach. It’s the FineGael way. A question for those making excuses for him, how many other world leaders would lay around topless in a park with thousands of people drinking cans during a pandemic? Leo FG PP
Everyone knows Steward's Lodge is Varadkar's party residence Nobody actually believes this guff about ''secure office and video conferencing facilities''
Well Elizabeth Canavan assistant secretary at department of Taoiseach may 18th said no picnics when he groups of 4. At least now we know we can have picnics
he was in clear breach of the 2m rule.
Picnics still banned during coronavirus lockdown The harsh new direction came from the Government today just as people were starting to look forward to more freedoms
The spokesperson is full of shit.
Should RESIGN, clearly broke social distanicng guidelines, if he has time to drink in a park he has time to sit down with parents to RESOLVE CHILDCARE....
Why not report on the people who claimed he was - share their media or even interview them - and let ordinary people decide for themselves? Rather than just re-affirm a statement from an overtly biased source?
I have to say fair play to Leo! He is after showing the country that 2m is completely unrealistic and totally unnecessary. 2m was to suppress. That has been achieved.
I don't see the issue here. Not in breach of the 5Km rule. There are stuff you can criticize him over. This is not one of them. We're all entitled to a day off.
'Do as I say not as I do' 🙄
And that's all? No Harassment or demands for his resignation by the media!? Seems to be double standards but not surprised by fake news rte
No he wasn't
Nope. NotMyTaoiseach
You are kidding me !!!!!!
Leo was setting an example for us to follow. .
Nope
It was only a week ago that Assistant Secretary at the Dep. of the Taoiseach Liz Canavan was telling people at a press conference not to have picnics. Staggering hypocrisy from Leo Varadkar on display and a biased media is covering for him.
Ha you'd think the population were compliant and justified in their complaining.
Total scramble to save face. Get stuffed.
no he wasnt he broke hes own 2 mtr rule he was drinking in a public park , while rte and media here lashed trump out of it for a round of golf, bet the fake death figures will drop massive today, imagine cowan doing that in the crash that time with topless women at hes belly
No - No he wasn’t.
He is a disappointment... he can simply apologise
A spokesman for cummings said the same - his resignation is being called for - photographs show Leo, having a picnic and being closer than 2 meters to a person not a member of his household - both against guidelines. Where are the calls for resignation?
Compliant, but certainly not setting a good example as leader
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