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By Dara Doyle

June 13, 2017 at 11:01 PM UTC

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June 14, 2017 at 2:42 PM UTC

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Leo Varadkar visited Galway last year, spending a day-and-a-half checking out state-sponsored jobs programs in the west of Ireland before heading to Eyre Square for a late-night snack.