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25th Nov 2017

In the midst of a political crisis, the internet reacted to Leo Varadkar being at the IRE v ARG match

Not great timing...

Rory Cashin

Leo Varadkar

We all need some down time, we guess…

As we reported earlier today, Fine Gael are losing supporters in light of the potentially impending general election.

Leo Varadkar said that he will not be seeking the resignation of Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald, and today the Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin had a meeting in order to reach some kind of decision about what happens next within the government, but no such decision has yet been reached.

Despite the country facing a very unsure political future, the coverage of tonight’s match between Ireland and Argentina, which resulted in a positive but underwhelming 28-19 win for the Irish team, featured a cutaway with Varadkar in the crowd.

Listen, we all know that R&R is essential for a clear mind, especially with Varadkar heading into more meetings with the FF leader tomorrow, but the internet did clock his appearance during this very testing time for the future of the country…

https://twitter.com/ciaraphelan_/status/934495638519255040

https://twitter.com/tonydile86/status/934495523972833281

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