Martin hits out at ‘Brit bashing’ Varadkar

Fianna Fáil leader lambastes ‘prickly’ Coveney, saying he needs to ‘get a life’

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has come out swinging for the Fine Gael leadership in a wide-ranging interview Picture: Fergal Phillips

Fianna Fáil will demand a series of tax reliefs for landlords in this year’s budget, according to its leader Micheál Martin, who issues a sharp rebuke to the Taoiseach and Tánaiste this weekend.

Martin has told The Sunday Business Post that Leo Varadkar is “obsessed” with his own image, and accused him of “Brit-bashing” in recent public comments.

He also said that Simon Coveney has been “prickly” over criticism of the government’s Brexit ...