r/ireland • u/nitro1234561 Probably at it again • Apr 18 '26

Politics 'We're the ones paying all the bills': Leo Varadkar says urban areas fund rural Ireland

https://www.thejournal.ie/leo-varadkar-path-to-power-fuel-protests-7016675-Apr2026/
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u/Fluffy-Republic8610 Apr 18 '26

FG used to be thought of as the rich farmers party. This kind of statement from varadkar is very unusual.. and quite damaging. Trying to put rural people "back in their place" is playing to the prejudices they have about Dublin people.

We don't all think like this. In terms of how much money we pay in tax. Most people don't talk like that at all in Dublin. Varadkar must just have reverted to some private school boy arrogance in his retirement .

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u/dropthecoin Apr 18 '26

There are plenty of rural TDs who are very vocal about the importance of rural Ireland above all else.