Varadkar and Martin to discuss election

The Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin are to meet this evening amid growing suggestions the Dáil will be dissolved before its scheduled return next week.

Several ministers told the Irish Examiner the chances of an early election being called are “extremely high”, as Mr Martin is expected to reject Leo Varadkar’s demand that Fianna Fáil vote in support of the Government to prolong its existence until the summer.