Varadkar and Martin begin talks on extending confidence-and-supply deal

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil leader, Micheál Martin, have met to begin discussions about extending the current confidence-and-supply deal.

In identical statements released yesterday, it was said that the two leaders met in Killarney to discuss a range of issues.

The meeting was expected as part of a review of the deal, by which Fianna Fáil facilitates the Fine Gael minority government from the opposition benches.