Taoiseach begins first official visit to Northern Ireland

Simon Harris is to meet Stormont’s leaders during his first official visit to Northern Ireland on Friday

Taoiseach Simon Harris being greeted on the steps of Stormont Castle by First Minister Michelle O'Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly as makes his first official visit to Northern Ireland. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Simon Harris has arrived at Stormont Castle in Belfast as he begins his first official visit as Taoiseach to Northern Ireland.

Mr Harris is meeting with First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly during his trip to Belfast where he discussed the return of the powersharing institutions in Northern Ireland with Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly as they met at Stormont Castle.