DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar is to stand down from the position, and also relinquish his role as the leader of the governing Fine Gael party, the Irish Independent reported on Wednesday.

Varadkar will hold a press conference at 1200 GMT on Wednesday, the government said.

(Reporting by Padraic Halpin, writing by Muvija M; Editing by Sachin Ravikumar)