Leo Varadkar nightclub

The video, which sparked a flood of comments and debate online, showed Varadkar socialising in a nightclub last weekend. Varadkar, who is set to become ...

The Tánaiste responded saying it was a “personal matter” which related to his private life and so was separate from his professional life as a politician. Varadkar said: “I think it’s very much a personal matter and as you say it does relate entirely to my private life and for those reasons I don’t want to comment on it.” [READ NEXT - Leo Varadkar declines to comment on viral nightclub clip, insisting it's a 'personal matter'](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/leo-varadkar-viral-nightclub-video-28680306) [READ NEXT - Leo Varadkar would not oppose arming Gardaí as Tánaiste addresses recent incidents](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/leo-varadkar-armed-gardai-28594925) The video, which sparked a flood of comments and debate online, showed Varadkar socialising in a nightclub last weekend. [Leo Varadkar socialising in a nightclub last weekend ](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/leo-varadkar-viral-nightclub-video-28680306)that went viral this week, as [TikTok](https://www.buzz.ie/all-about/tiktok) has already. TikTok was one of the first social media platforms where the video appeared on Sunday, and on Thursday night a spokesman for the company confirmed to the Irish Mirror that the video had been taken down.

A recent video of the Tánaiste in a Dublin night club was a breach of his privacy, the Taoiseach Micheal Martin has told Newstalk Breakfast.

He added that he does not believe there is “the degree of concern that is being suggested” around Leinster house regarding Minister Varadkar’s judgement. “I think it is wrong, in my view, to be breaching that privacy in terms of filming people in a social context. “I think, first of all, Leo Varadkar’s life, my life, everyone’s private life is their private life and I do not in any way shape or form condone any breach of that privacy,” he said.

LEO Varadkar has described the removal of a video of him socialising at a Dublin nightclub by the TikTok social media app as a.

LEO Varadkar has described the removal of a video of him socialising at a Dublin nightclub by the TikTok social media app as a "personal matter", as the footage remains of the soon-to-be Taoiseach on other platforms. The footage of Mr Varadkar, who is set to become Taoiseach this coming Saturday, was criticised by many social media users for being a breach of his privacy as it was shared without his consent. Tánaiste describes nightclub video footage being removed from social media platform as 'very much a personal matter'

There is growing disquiet within Fine Gael over controversies engulfing party leader Leo Varadkar just six days before he is due to become Taoiseach again.

“For these reasons, a majority of commissioners decided that the complaints did not even merit a preliminary investigation. A long-serving TD said he has done “huge damage to his own brand and the party’s brand”. “He is entitled to his private life and I think most people see it that way,” a Fine Gael cabinet minister said. Mr McCarthy also raised concerns about the precedent it would set if Mr Varadkar were investigated for sharing a confidential document. A Fine Gael minister said there was a “nasty” and “concerted campaign” directed at Mr Varadkar which other politicians have not been subjected to in recent times. Another senior party member said: “People were shocked that he would allow himself to be put into a position like that.”

Micheál Martin has weighed in on the 'stolen nightclub video' controversy which has been causing problems for Leo Varadkar, saying his coalition partner and ...

The original video has since been taken down from the Tik Tok video sharing platform but many versions are still being shared across multiple social media sites. Mr Varadkar previously declined to comment on the video and the invasion of his personal life. The Cork South Central TD was asked about the controversy on Newstalk Breakfast this morning and he said that Mr Varadkar and other politicians are entitled to their private lives. And there have been multiple reports in the national media of Fine Gael backbenchers raising concerns about the fall-out from the video, which have added to what some sources have said are rumblings of discontent from the party rank and file as Fine Gael continues to struggle in the polls. Some Fine Gael TDs are also said to be worried about the lasting fallout from the controversy over the sharing of a confidential GP document by their party leader. Micheál Martin has weighed in on the 'stolen nightclub video' controversy which has been causing problems for Leo Varadkar, saying his coalition partner and soon-to-be replacement has been the victim of a 'breach of privacy'.

"I think that is wrong, the breach of privacy that is involved there"

[Leinster House](https://www.buzz.ie/all-about/dail-eireann) regarding Varadkar's ability to lead the country when he retakes the post this weekend. [TikTok](https://www.buzz.ie/all-about/tiktok), after being viewed more than a million times, as the video-sharing platform said it violated the company's community guidelines. [Fine Gael](https://www.buzz.ie/all-about/fine-gael). [READ NEXT - Leo Varadkar declines to comment on viral nightclub clip, insisting it's a 'personal matter'](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/leo-varadkar-viral-nightclub-video-28680306) [READ NEXT - Leo Varadkar nightclub video removed from TikTok](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/leo-varadkar-nightclub-video-removed-28691310) [Meta and Google are yet to comment](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/meta-google-make-no-comment-28706202) on the video, which remains on some of their websites. [The Irish Mirror](https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/politics/tiktok-removes-leo-varadkar-nightclub-28689810?_ga=2.133894670.1057239675.1670788101-1682349083.1626943422) reports was a popular gay night in a [Dublin city](https://www.buzz.ie/all-about/dublin) venue was shared widely on social media the weekend before last and it continues to spark debate.