- Leo Varadkar says he ‘went too far’ and apologises for urban v rural Ireland comments The Irish Independent
- ‘I’d like to see Leo milk 120 cows twice a day’: Was Varadkar wrong about rural Ireland? The Irish Times
- Murphy critical of comments by former Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Tipp FM
- Leo Varadkar previously warned against 'creating an artificial divide' between rural and urban Ireland Irish Examiner
- Fionnán Sheahan: Leo Varadkar’s rural leprechaun economics fails to recognise special tax arrangements in urban areas The Irish Independent
