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Leo and Matt At The NYC Paddy’s Day Parade

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On March 17 we were all agog as pictures of An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar marching in the New York City St Patrick’s Day Parade were broadcast across the world. Of course, that’s nothing new, many Irish leaders have strutted their stuff down Fifth Avenue in that über celebration of all things Oirish. However, Leo made history by marching alongside his boyfriend, Matt Barrett, thereby marking America’s cards in more ways than one, and sending a message about Ireland to the world, which at this particular time in history can’t be underestimated.

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