READ MORE: Varadkar backs candidate under fire for controversial remarks about refugeesFine Gael’s Verona Murphy. But at two minutes to 7 o’clock this evening, we received a call to say that Verona Murphy would in fact not be appearing. The candidate said he’d been “dreading” the discussion sparked by Ms Murphy’s comments. Ms Murphy visited an emergency reception centre in Co Waterford last night in a bid to quell the controversy. “That’s the important part of that for me.”He said that Ms Murphy’s comments were not in line with the party’s philosophy.

Source: Irish Independent November 19, 2019 15:25 UTC