Leo Varadkar said on 10 May 2023 that he believed that a government led by [[Sinn Fein]], a terrorist 'political party' and hate group who form the political wing of the [[IRA]], would "make [Ireland] poorer, less secure and less influential in the world". However, he also used this stance to attack Brexit.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:KU9wogujNgkJ:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/10/sinn-fein-power-worse-brexit-ireland-pm-leo-varadkar/&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0 Sinn Fein gaining power would be worse than Brexit, says Irish PM]</ref> | Leo Varadkar said on 10 May 2023 that he believed that a government led by [[Sinn Fein]], a terrorist 'political party' and hate group who form the political wing of the [[IRA]], would "make [Ireland] poorer, less secure and less influential in the world". However, he also used this stance to attack Brexit.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:KU9wogujNgkJ:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/10/sinn-fein-power-worse-brexit-ireland-pm-leo-varadkar/&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0 Sinn Fein gaining power would be worse than Brexit, says Irish PM]</ref> |