MINISTER LEO VARADKAR took over the airwaves last night, delighting some and mortifying others with his music choices
The Social Protection Minister presented the Late Date slot on RTÉ Radio One between 11pm and 1am last night.
He kicked off his two hours with the Kongos ‘Come With Me Now’ followed on by Sweet Disposition by Temper Trap.
The politician is no stranger to the airwaves. Whether it is challenging opposition TDs in debates or hosting some local radio slots as he did last year, Varadkar sounded comfortable during his two-hour session.
His playlist included:
All My Friends- LCD Soundsystem
Quicksand- Hermitage Green
Sweet Disposition – Temper Trap
Come With Me Now -Kongos
This Christmas – Picture This
Nothing Compares To You – Sinéád O’Connor
Duck - Si Schroeder
Both Sides Now- Joni Mitchell
Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall – Edie Brickell
Sour Sour – The Glowing
Speeding Cars – Walking on Cars
And many were impressed by his musical choices. Others were perplexed to hear the senior politician hosting a light music show.
Varadkar wasn’t taking himself too seriously and managed to slip in a couple of self-deprecating jokes. After playing one song, he said: “That was a little bit of love and affection from the department of social protection” – a joke made by Gift Grub’s Mario Rosenstock in a sketch about Varadkar.
Varadkar had come under fire from Fianna Fáil when it emerged he was to present the show. In particular, it was TD Willie O’Dea who was most vocal about Varadkar’s radio plans.
In one of the stranger exchanges between Irish politicians, Varadkar retorted with this gem:
There are currently no plans for Varadkar to make a return to the airwaves.
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