Irish Taoiseach meets with king of Sweden
Irish premier Leo Varadkar held a meeting with the king of Sweden as part of his State visit to Ireland.
King Carl XVI Gust a fa nd Queen Silvia are on a three - day official visit to Ireland.
The Taoiseach welcomed the King to Government Buildings where he signed the visitors’ book in Mr Varadkar’s office before they held a bilateral meeting on Thursday.
During the meeting the king said he is“very much enjoying” his visit to Ireland.
On the second day of their visit to Ireland, the Royal couple attended a Swedish Irish literature seminar at the National Library of Ireland and visited Eirgrid in Dublin.
The Queen also toured the Science Gallery before the Royal couple attended the National Museum of Ireland.
On Thursday evening they will host a dinner in honour of President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina at Trinity College Dublin. On Friday the couple will travel to Athlone, Galway and Clare on Friday on the final day of their trip before leaving from Shannon.