Northern Ireland

Varadkar: Ireland won’t be caught off guard in any DUP deal

Taoiseach says Ireland and the UK are working to get Northern Ireland’s political institutions up and running by September but added there were “no guarantees”

  • June 2, 2023
Leo Varadkar: “We’ve said we would just like to be aware of that so we’re not caught off guard or by surprise, and that there’s nothing that would concern us in terms of the integrity of Good Friday Agreements, and I fully trust the prime minister in that regard.” Picture: Getty

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he trusts UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to keep Ireland informed in any negotiation to encourage the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to return to powersharing.

The two leaders met for a brief engagement on the margins of a European Political Community summit in Moldova.

Varadkar said Ireland and the UK were working to get Northern Ireland’s political institutions up and running by September but added there were “no guarantees”.

“I ...