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

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has said his party will return to power-sharing in Northern Ireland. Picture: RollingNews

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 ...