As we have actually been reporting, Rishi Sunak remained in Belfast today for talks with Northern Ireland’s politicians.
The basic belief from those political leaders who have actually held conversations with the prime minister is that development has actually been made towards a brand-new contract, however there is still work to do.
This has actually been echoed by Mr Varadkar, who was speaking with press reporters in Limerick this afternoon.
“I believe a great deal of development has actually been made. We’re not there yet, however definitely a great deal of trust has actually been developed in between the European Commission and Ireland, and the British federal government,” he said.
“I do think the possibility exists of having a contract perhaps within a week.
“It’s not settled, we have not all seen the last text yet, however we are arriving.
“I’m silently positive that within the next week or more we might be in a position to accept contract in between the European Union and the United Kingdom, which would be a huge increase, I believe.”
Mr Varadkar included that there was a “window of chance” to get an offer.
“When windows of chance vanish, often they do not come back for rather a long time,” he continued.
“So I actually hope that everybody in Ireland and Europe, in Britain and in Northern Ireland will take this chance if it occurs.”
Mr Varadkar said he was because of speak to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen this weekend, having actually spoken to a variety of the Northern Ireland celebrations on Thursday and Friday.
“One of the important things we have actually concurred is not to enter into any of the information of what may be concurred, since I believe part of the reason that we have actually handled to get to this point, why trust and self-confidence has actually been developed, is that this entire procedure has actually been private and personal over the last number of months,” he said.
“That has actually assisted us to get to this point where there is this window of chance to have a contract on the procedure; to put relations in between Ireland and Britain and Europe back on an extremely favorable footing; and many of all, that incredible reward that is now tantalisingly close, to get the Assembly, the Executive, the federal government in Northern Ireland back up and running, the Good Friday Agreement working as it was meant.”