Leo Varadkar has come under fire for his "out of touch" hype video that followed his first day in office as he begins his second term as Taoiseach.
The footage, which the Fine Gael leader shared across Instagram and Twitter, begins with a solemn visit to the Garden of Remembrance before heading to Government buildings.
The tone then switches to upbeat music as it shows the moment he was reinstated as the country's leader with the video captioned: "On Saturday, I hit the ground running as Taoiseach. Here’s a look behind the scenes of that day".
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There are clips of his speech featured, where he says "we have to give everyone the best start in life, empowering them to make the most of that start".
Footage of meetings with TDs was thrown in as he handed out Cabinet positions and stock imagery also plays during the video package.
Despite the good intentions of the video, there were many people left less than impressed by the "Peaky Blinders" showing with some calling the Taoiseach "out of touch" with reality for many.
Issues such as the homeless crisis and cost of living were brought up in response to the video with one commenter writing: "Tone deaf and utterly lacking the humility you reference in this nauseating self-serving promo.
“Perhaps the Irish people will demand more of this gov than they did of the last one".
Another added: "I don’t want to be negative. But this is very future-focused. Why isn’t he mentioning the housing crisis or the cost of living."
Despite an onslaught of anger, not all comments came with criticism and many wished him the best of luck during his second term as Taoiseach.
One person said to the doubters: "Why are ye following if you don’t like what you see? Congrats and good luck".
And a second said: "Congrats Mr. Varadkar - Leo! You did a fine job last time and I have no doubt you will surpass that this time. Great video! Wishing you a very Happy Christmas".
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