DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar expressed confidence on Wednesday that Northern Ireland's power-sharing government would be restored in the new year and that reforms on its operation could be up for discussion after that.
Northern Ireland has been without a government for almost two years after the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) walked out in protest over Britain's attempts to settle post-Brexit trade rules for the region, which shares a land border with EU member Ireland.
