Setting an early date for a border poll would be 'wrong' — Tánaiste

Leo Varadkar pushes back at calls for an imminent vote on a united Ireland and emphasises the need to talk to 'the middle ground'

Speaking on the border poll debate on Claire Byrne Live last night, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said holding a border poll imminently would be like 'setting a date for a marriage before you've had a courtship'.

Setting a date for a border poll now would be "wrong", the Tánaiste has said.

Leo Varadkar said that to do so would be like "setting a date for a marriage before you've had a courtship".