Politics
Mark Redmond: Varadkar never failed to show up when it came to winning investment for Ireland
Leo Varadkar’s tenure as taoiseach coincided with remarkable levels of foreign investment even in the face of a series of daunting challenges
When elected by Dáil Éireann as Taoiseach on June 14, 2017, Leo Varadkar evoked JFK’s Inaugural Address by saying:
“Ceann Comhairle, I have been elected to lead. But I promise to serve”.
Seven years on, as he prepares to hand over the reins of power, it’s worth asking what impact Varadkar’s “service” has had on the state, particularly when it comes to Ireland’s standing with some of our most important investors: US multinationals.
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