Varadkar

"It is absolutely certain that Fine Gael will be the largest party," said Leo Varadkar, a senior Fine Gael politician who is likely to play a leading role in the new administration.

Irish Voters Decisively Reject Government Eamon Quinn 2011

Stoking such speculation, Irish Transport Minister Leo Varadkar said in a weekend interview that it was "unlikely" Ireland would return to markets next year and may therefore need some sort of second bailout from the EU and IMF.

Irish Recovery Modest 'at Best' Eamon Quinn 2011

PA Archive/Press Association Images Irish Transport Minister Leo Varadkar said it might be 2013 before Ireland gets back to private funding because markets are demanding high interest rates from hard-pressed European governments.

Bond Auctions Set to Measure Contagion Fears Emese Bartha 2011

"Rory McIlroy became a global sports star following his victory in the US Open," said Leo Varadkar, the Irish transport minister.

McIlroy's In Woods Territory Richard Gillis 2011

Mr. Varadkar said the delay to returning to commercial funding would mean a second program.

Bond Auctions Test Contagion Fears Emese Bartha 2011

PA Archive/Press Association Images Irish Transport Minister Leo Varadkar said it might be 2013 before Ireland gets back to private funding because markets are demanding high interest rates from hard-pressed European governments.

Bond Auctions Test Contagion Fears Emese Bartha 2011

Agenda: Default, Get thee From My Euroland House Mr. Varadkar said that the delay to returning to commercial funding would mean a second program.

Bond Auctions Set to Measure Contagion Fears Emese Bartha 2011

Last year's bailout envisaged Ireland returning to the debt market in 2012, but in an interview Irish Transport Minister Leo Varadkar appeared to confirm doubts about the timetable, saying it might be 2013 before Ireland gets back to private funding because markets are demanding high interest rates from hard-pressed European governments.

Bond Auctions Set to Measure Contagion Fears Emese Bartha 2011

Last year's bailout envisaged Ireland returning to the debt market in 2012, but in an interview Irish Transport Minister Leo Varadkar appeared to confirm doubts about the timetable, saying it might be 2013 before Ireland gets back to private funding because markets are demanding high interest rates from hard-pressed European governments.

Bond Auctions Test Contagion Fears Emese Bartha 2011

European Central Bank put Ireland on notice last week that defaulting on payments to the bondholders could lead to dire financial consequences, the equivalent of a financial "bomb" in the Irish economy, according to Ireland's transport minister, Leo Varadkar, who made the comments over the weekend on an Irish television program.

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