Irish government willing to help NI financially as Stormont presses British government for cash

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, centre, said more funding pledges through its Shared Island Initiative would be forthcoming (Oliver McVeigh/PA)

The Taoiseach has insisted the Irish government is willing to help Northern Ireland with further financial support as ministers in the restored Stormont Executive pressed the British government for more cash.

Leo Varadkar’s pledge came as he and British prime minister Rishi Sunak visited Belfast to mark the return of devolution to the region.