DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar will ask President Michael D. Higgins to dissolve parliament on Tuesday in order to hold a parliamentary election in February, the president’s office said in a statement.
The Irish Times and national broadcaster RTE said Varadkar had told his ministers the ballot would be on Feb. 8. [L8N29J33T]
Reporting by Padraic Halpin; editing by John Stonestreet
