This is the reaction of everyone in the country right now…
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams today told the Dáil, to much merriment, that he and new Taoiseach Leo Varadkar attended the same pilates class.
It happened a number of times, according to Varadkar himself.
Yes, that image of the pair, engaging in a series of convoluted stretches, will be burned into our minds forever.
Commenting on the announcement of Varadkar as the new Taoiseach, Adams made the big reveal.
“I think [Leo Varadkar] is a decent man, and I wish him well,” Adams said. “I do not know him well, though he and I both attended the same pilates class. We couldn’t get the former Taoiseach to stretch as far as that.”
Of course, it brought much laughter from the crowd.
Enda Kenny's reaction to Gerry Adams and Leo Varadkar attending the same pilates class… pic.twitter.com/V5KkiPIPSs
— Alan Loughnane (@AlanLoughnane) June 14, 2017
But our favourite part, as well as many others, was the reaction of former Taoiseach Enda Kenny, who was sitting beside Varadkar.
Enda Kenny's face when Gerry Adams reveals he once attended same pilates class as Leo Varadkar. pic.twitter.com/YNptbRNHTb
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) June 14, 2017
BREAKING: new footage of Gerry Adams and Leo Varadkar at their Pilates class: pic.twitter.com/cCsmSEI7uE
— Shane Beatty 🎙️ (@ShaneBeattyNews) June 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/FintanMusic/status/874984324214513664
Speaking in the Dáil later in the session, Varadkar had quite the response to Adams’ remark.
“I do think he was better at it than I was,” Varadkar admitted. “Perhaps he has experience of being in a tight squeeze”.
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