<sod >ÃÂÃÂ  Mr Varadkar said the Irish Government had received confirmation from Downing Street and Michel Barnier, the EUÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂs chief Brexit negotiator, that a text on the issue of the Irish border had been agreed that ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂmet our concernsÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ earlier on Monday.< eod>< sod > ÃÂÃÂ  But Mr Varadkar said in Dublin that the Irish Government received confirmation earlier on Monday from both Downing Street and EU officials that a text on the contentious issue of the Irish border had been agreed, and ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂmet the concernsÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ of the Irish Republic.< eod>