Northern Ireland First Minister Dr Ian Paisley met with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in Dublin today.
He also spoke at a conference on commercial dispute resolution.
Before meeting Mr Ahern at Government Buildings, Dr Paisley addressed some 100 delegates at an event organised by the Irish Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
The conference was held at The Royal College of Physicians, close to Leinster House on Dublin’s Kildare Street.