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Varadkar, 43, served as prime minister between 2017 and 2020.
Ireland bow out of the World Cup but head home with pride after a solid tournament capped by a sparkling hat-trick to paceman Josh Little.
He sent back captain Kane Williamson, Jimmy Neesham and Mitchell Santner off successive deliveries in the 19th over of the New Zealand innings.
The defending champions defeated Ireland by 42 runs after posting 179/5.
It was winless Afghanistan's second washout in the Super 12s.
Chasing a target of 158, England were 105/5 in 14.3 overs when rain stopped play.
Chasing 129 to win, Sri Lanka, who had lost to minnows Namibia in their first match of the qualifying round, never looked in any sort of trouble as they overwhelmed the target, scoring 133 for 1 with five overs to spare.
The Caribbeans made their earliest exit from the global showpiece since the inaugural 2007 tournament in South Africa.
The Irish looked headed for a second straight defeat in Group B when they were reduced to 61/4 in the 10th over chasing a daunting 177-run target to stay alive in the tournament before Campher and Dockrell came together at the crease.
Ireland were never in the hunt in their chase and ended at 143/9.
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