The Taoiseach has said he never contacted Clare County Council about a proposed wind farm next to Donald Trump's hotel in Doonbeg.

Leo Varadkar said he misspoke yesterday when he told a Capitol Hill audience that he had “endeavoured to do what I could” on behalf of Mr Trump after the US businessman he told him he had “a problem” with the proposed wind farm.

He said it was actually Fáilte Ireland he contacted after receiving Mr Trump’s phone call four years ago.

Mr Varadkar has faced fierce criticism from across party lines following the comments.

He is now facing calls to clarify exactly who he discussed the planning issue with and what was said said.

Speaking this evening, he claimed he got the story wrong when telling it to the US audience - he denied however, that it was a blunder on his part to bring up the incident at all:

VIDEO: Leo Varadkar says any questions he pursued on behalf of Donald Trump in relation to Doonbeg were ‘entirely above board’ pic.twitter.com/3KDWdIQY0F

— Sean Defoe (@SeanDefoe) March 16, 2018