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https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2018/0219/941725-varadkar-sinn-fein-stormont/
Do you remember when you said you needed my help with those "ghastly Europeans?" Well, guess what? It only turns out that there are some outstanding commitments that need to be ironed out first. I mean, we'd be only too delighted to help out, for old times sake as much as for anything, but, y'know, it's gonna be totes difficult to demonstrate your bona fides, what with all these loose ends, and you just know how the Germans hate loose ends. Very tidy, the Germans. Anyway...let's do lunch next week, and let's see if we can scratch each other's backs.
Ciao
Leo...
Dear Theresa,The Taoiseach has said that both he and the Tánaiste have reiterated to British Prime Minister Theresa May that the Government does not want direct rule in Northern Ireland.
Leo Varadkar spoke with Mrs May by phone following a meeting with Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald and Vice-President Michelle O'Neill.
In a statement this evening, Mr Varadkar said he emphasised the Government's "full commitment to the Good Friday Agreement, and its determination to secure the effective operation of all its institutions".
He said: "As co-guarantor to the agreement, the Government will continue to engage with the parties in Northern Ireland and the British Government to support the urgent formation of a new executive by the mandated political parties.
"The Government's firm position is that the Good Friday Agreement and subsequent Agreements must be implemented in full and ... the Government does not want to see the introduction of direct rule in Northern Ireland."
Do you remember when you said you needed my help with those "ghastly Europeans?" Well, guess what? It only turns out that there are some outstanding commitments that need to be ironed out first. I mean, we'd be only too delighted to help out, for old times sake as much as for anything, but, y'know, it's gonna be totes difficult to demonstrate your bona fides, what with all these loose ends, and you just know how the Germans hate loose ends. Very tidy, the Germans. Anyway...let's do lunch next week, and let's see if we can scratch each other's backs.
Ciao
Leo...