Fine Gael leader and outgoing Taoiseach Simon Harris admits that he 'let himself down' during a much criticised clip of him interacting with a carer in Cork.

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A care worker said Simon Harris made her feel like a 'silly, stupid girl' when he walked away from her after she exchanged words with the Taoiseach ahead of

Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Simon Harris has apologised to a disability care worker he walked away from when she tried to ask him about low pay in her job sector. Charlotte Fallon stopped Harris in County Cork on Friday to ask him a question while he was campaigning for the general election.

In footage which has been widely shared on social media, the woman tells Simon Harris that the disability sector has "been ignored" and accuses the Taoiseach of "not being a good man"

The woman had claimed the government 'had done nothing' for carers and that people 'were suffering' in the disability sector

Fine Gael has been called on to clarify communications Simon Harris’s team had with RTÉ before the airing of the clip