North Down MP Lady Sylvia Hermon this evening addressed a Fianna Fáil constituency meeting in South Dublin. It was the first time an Ulster Unionist MP has attended a meeting of this kind.
Lady Sylvia explained to her audience why pro-Agreement Unionists are becoming an "endangered species" and called for the Good Friday Agreement to be implemented in a sensitive manner, which is fair to all sides.
Her spokesman stressed that while she is the first UUP MP to address a constituency meeting the event should be seen in the context of ongoing contacts between all parties aimed at reaching greater understanding.
Lady Sylvia was greeted by Junior Ministers Seamus Brennan and Tom Kitt, the Fianna Fáil TDs for Dublin South.
