Tough climb ahead for friend of Ireland as Michel Barnier is appointed French prime minister
Few foreign politicians are spoken about in Dublin in such glowing terms as the former EU chief Brexit negotiator
Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar and former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. Emmanuel Macron has appointed Mr Barnier as France’s new prime minister following months of political gridlock. Photograph: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie
