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The Taoiseach will meet Sinn Féin leader Michelle O’Neill, DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, Alliance Party leader Naomi Long, UUP leader Doug Beattie and the SDLP MLA Matthew O’Toole

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was meeting the five main Northern Ireland parties on Wednesday (Damien Storan/PA)

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is to meet the five main Northern Ireland parties on Wednesday during a visit to Belfast.

Mr Varadkar will meet Sinn Féin leader Michelle O’Neill, DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, Alliance Party leader Naomi Long, UUP leader Doug Beattie and the SDLP MLA Matthew O’Toole.