Varadkar’s windfarm gaffe brews up a storm

Varadkar admitted he contacted Fáilte Ireland in February 2014 on behalf of Trump, who was concerned about a plan to build a windfarm 4km from his Doonbeg Golf resort in Co Clare

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has been accused by Fianna Fáil of giving special treatment to Donald Trump by asking a state agency to intervene in a Doonbeg windfarm project near his hotel.

It comes after Varadkar admitted he contacted Fáilte Ireland in February 2014 on behalf of Trump, who was concerned about a plan to build a windfarm 4km from his Doonbeg Golf resort in Co Clare.

He asked Fáilte Ireland to ‘review’ the ...