Found this…
looks like it's true.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Leo+Varadkar&t=ffnt&ia=news&iar=news
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/coronavirus/leo-varadkar-warns-e2-80-98this-is-the-calm-before-the-storm-e2-80-99-in-national-address-amid-covid-19-outbreak/ar-BB11kg8n
Watch video. First words out of his mouth are
"This is the calm before the storm."
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on coronavirus emergency: ‘We are in this together’
Can't embed, sahhhry
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/taoiseach-leo-varadkar-on-coronavirus-emergency-we-are-in-this-together-1.4205373