Fine Gael look to better days with Varadkar back in the top job

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Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment,  at Government Buildings. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, at Government Buildings. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Before they journey to Athlone for this weekend’s Fine Gael Ardfheis, Political Editor Pat Leahy and Political Correspondent Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan on the Inside Politics podcast.

Recent poll results have been slightly better for Fine Gael and party leader Leo Varadkar. Can he build on that when he returns to the Taoiseach’s office in a few weeks?

Plus: Fallout from the ongoing revelations over child sexual abuse at Blackrock College, and sinister signs of fading relevancy for Donald Trump.