Leo Varadkar  "You Die, You Lose or You Resign"

Leo Varadkar "You Die, You Lose or You Resign"

Presented in association with Mater Private Network.


Kathryn Thomas sits down for a revealing chat with her old classmate and former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. They chat about their first memories of meeting each other years ago as school friends, his rapid rise in politics from ambitious student where he the country through Brexit and Pandemic. Leo talks about the pressure of being a politician including coming out publicly in 2015 and why he decided to resign so unexpectedly two years ago. He also reveals his love of an unexpected pop legend and what’s next for him - would he do reality TV again? Find out more on this week’s episode.


Next week: hilarious comedian Alison Spittle talks about her weight-loss journey.



'Are We There Yet? with Kathryn Thomas' is an Onic Original podcast.

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