Macron: EU 'will never abandon Ireland'

The French President Emmanuel Macron has insisted that the EU would not abandon Ireland, no matter what happens with Brexit.

Latest: France and Ireland would be the EU nations most directly affected by a no-deal Brexit, the French president has said.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar travelled to Paris to meet with Emmanuel Macron, where he thanked France for its ongoing solidarity with Ireland in the difficult Brexit period.