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"Thanks so much": Leo Varadkar on the reaction to his announcement that he's gay

He hadn’t commented since the Sunday interview with Miriam O’Callaghan.

LEO VARADKAR HAS thanked people for their kind words after he told the nation about his sexuality.

The 36-year-old Health Minister told Miriam O’Callaghan on Sunday that he is a gay man.

There was an outpouring of positivity towards Varadkar after his comments, particularly on Twitter. Today he took to Twitter himself to thank all those who supported him.

The news made headlines across the world, but this week Varadkar has been back doing his job – working on the under-pressure Irish health service.

Read: This Senator’s unusual choice of hashtag is now trending>

Read: Here’s what the world thought of Leo Varadkar saying ‘I’m gay’>

Read: “It’s not something that defines me”: Health Minister Leo Varadkar on being gay>

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    Apr 14th 2017, 9:42 AM

    What about the number of motorists throwing lighted cigarette butts out of their cars as they drive along without any consideration as to what could potentially happen. It should be a criminal offence

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    Apr 14th 2017, 10:00 AM

    Cronyism is in the ditches of Ireland ,nobody will get prosecuted ,everybody will go job done,sure its only a fire,yet its our eco system that burns,we should be taking a lead from India in relation to making our rivers and ecosystem living systems and accord our animals respect …

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    Apr 14th 2017, 11:31 AM

    @David Dineen: Animal welfare is so far down the Government’s list of priorities they barely recognise it as an issue.

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    Apr 14th 2017, 12:02 PM

    Laytown and Mosley are still in County Meath

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    Apr 14th 2017, 11:50 AM

    Fires are deliberately set in Mosney – Laytown every year at this time. They are set in not just one place. It’s too much of a coincidence to be done at every dry spell at Easter to be kids or teenagers.

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    Apr 14th 2017, 12:12 PM

    Why is the smoke black? What has been used to fuel the fire?

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    Apr 22nd 2017, 8:42 AM

    @Ashling Visser Bishop: gorse…

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