Northern Ireland
Taoiseach and British Prime Minister welcome DUP decision to re-enter Stormont executive
Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of the DUP, said the deal agreed with the British government allowed for his party to return to power-sharing government
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have both welcomed the decision of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to re-enter the Stormont Executive.
The two leaders spoke by telephone after the restoration of the power-sharing institutions in Northern Ireland was confirmed.
In a statement, Varadkar and Sunak both welcomed the developments overnight, and the two leaders said they hope this paves the way for the early restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive and ...