Coveney up for the fight as FG contest gets heated

Varadkar hit back at attempts to paint him as a divisive figure, writes Michael Brennan

Leo Varadkar and Simon Coveney on the first of the Fine Gael hustings in Dublin. Pic: RollingNews.ie
Leo Varadkar and Simon Coveney on the first of the Fine Gael hustings in Dublin. Pic: RollingNews.ie

The big question at the first Fine Gael leadership debate was whether Simon Coveney would come out fighting.

Given thatLeo Varadkar already had a majority of the votes of the parliamentary party in the bag, Coveney had to put it up to him. And he gave it quite a go.

The contest was only starting now. It was ...