this coalition government s term. leo varadkar has left here and gone to see the irish president, michael d higgins, in his official residence in phoenix park north of the city, but he will be coming back here later on this afternoon where there will be some sort of cabinet reshuffle and it is thought micheal martin will retain a very prominent role in the government, as deputy prime minister. he will be given charge of the department of foreign affairs, basically he will become ireland s chief diplomat. that will be particularly important in the context of negotiations between the uk and the eu, still ongoing, over the brexit arrangements for northern ireland. leo varadkar was taoiseach from 2017 until the last general election in 2020 and it is fair to say that some unionists in northern ireland thought he was a bit too aggressive when it came to brexit matters, that in their view he would have been pretty nationalistic. he
that of course will be particularly important in the context of negotiations between the uk and the eu, still ongoing, over the brexit arrangements for northern ireland. mr varadkar was taoiseach previously, from 2017 until the last general election in 2020. and i think it is fair to say that some unionists in northern ireland thought he was a bit too aggressive when it came to brexit matters. in their view, he would have been pretty nationalistic, so he may have a bit of a job there in rebuilding trust. croatia have secured third place at the world cup in qatar, beating morocco two one in a tightly fought and exciting match. morocco still made history by becoming the first african or arab nation to make it to the semi final, where they lost to france. croatia were the runners up in the 2018 world cup. tomorrow france will be defending their title against challengers argentina. lisa leroux is a french footballjournalist she s in paris for the big
you for being with omicron struck the stop . thank you for being with us. omicron struck the stop . thank you for being with us. some - omicron struck the stop . thank you for being with us. some news| you for being with us. some news coming in about the dup leader sir jeffrey donaldson, leader of the democratic unity is to party who has tested positive for coronavirus, tweedy said he was croaky, had a sore throat, said he felt symptoms coming on when he returned to northern ireland from london. he says he will continue to work whilst isolating and will attend a virtual meeting with the foreign secretary liz truss today to discuss brexit matters including the northern ireland protocol. omicron now makes up nearly three quarters of new coronavirus infections in the united states. president biden will be outlining additional plans to tackle the spread of the variant later today. in some areas, including new york city, the omicron is responsible for nine out of ten cases. the vice