Taoiseach holds 'very useful' meeting with Northern Irish parties

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar arrives in Belfast city centre for meetings with the Stormont political parties amid the ongoing collapse of devolved government in Northern Ireland. Picture: Rebecca Black/PA Wire

The Taoiseach has held a "very useful" meeting with the main political party leaders in Northern Ireland.

Leo Varadkar met with Sinn Fein leader in Northern Ireland Michelle O’Neill, DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, Alliance Party leader Naomi Long, UUP leader Doug Beattie and the SDLP MLA Matthew O’Toole in Belfast on Wednesday morning.