Taoiseach supports Irish Language Act in Northern Ireland
Varadkar says he hopes to hold abortion referendum before next summer
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the Fine Gael National Conference in the Slieve Russell Hotel, Co Cavan. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has expressed support for the idea of an Irish Language Act in Northern Ireland and has reaffirmed a commitment to holding an abortion referendum before next summer.
A proposal to enact legislation recognising the status of the Irish language in Northern Ireland has been a central aspect of the ongoing impasse between parties in the Stormont Assembly, which has not sat since March.