General election to be held on February 8: Irish PM

DUBLIN - Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced on Tuesday afternoon that the country's general election will be held on February 8.

In a statement issued by the Irish Government Press Office, Varadkar said that he had informed his cabinet of the decision of the election date on Tuesday morning and would ask Irish President Michael D. Higgins to dissolve the Dail (lower house of the Irish parliament) later on Tuesday afternoon.