Tánaiste Suggests North Would Keep Separate Parliament Under United Ireland

Leo Varadkar also suggested separate courts system, police and health service.

The Tánaiste has suggested Northern Ireland would keep a separate parliament, courts, police and health service under a United Ireland. 

Leo Varadkar was speaking at the Ireland's Future conference at the Three Arena yesterday, which saw speakers discuss what reunification might look like. 

He  was booed by a small number of the crowd.

Fianna Fáil TD Jim O'Callaghan also said the north may keep a separate parliament were it to come to pass. 

Taoiseach Micheál Martin says reunification will be a slow process, and getting Stormont up and running needs to happen first:

The Taoiseach says the make-up of a United Ireland could take many forms.

But he says consensus is key:

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