When British Prime Minister Keir Starmer married his wife Victoria their choice of honeymoon destination was an unconventional one, Ireland.
The two newlyweds toured the country, developing a particular fondness for Donegal.
It was a holiday that Mr Starmer recalled with a smile on his face, as he spoke to RTÉ News after last Thursday's UK-Ireland Summit.
He also pointed out that part of his professional career was spent in Ireland.
"Personally, it was nearly 25 years ago when I first started working on the Good Friday Agreement and I've been in Northern Ireland and Ireland many times over a number of years.
"Part of our honeymoon was in Ireland, and we holiday there. So, for me, there’s a personal element", he explained.
It tallies with a view in Government Buildings in Dublin that Mr Starmer "gets Ireland".
The inaugural UK-Ireland Summit took place during a busy week for Mr Starmer, as he has taken a leading role in efforts to secure a lasting peace deal for Ukraine.
Nevertheless, he spent much of Wednesday and Thursday focused on his stated objective of "resetting UK-Irish relations".
Downing Street’s commitment to the event was remarked upon by senior Irish politicians who attended the summit.
Before the meeting got under way, Taoiseach Micheál Martin paid tribute to Mr Starmer’s efforts on the world stage, describing him as a "centre of gravity" in an uncertain world.
However, he also remarked on Mr Starmer’s "proactivity" in resetting relations between both countries.
The summit was not covered widely in British media. It wasn’t an event that was going to win Keir Starmer much kudos domestically.
Nevertheless, he spent much of Wednesday and Thursday focused on it. So too did several members of his government.
Over the course of roughly an hour and a half, cabinet members from both countries thrashed out the various ways that they would work closer together.
On the Irish side, the summit was attended by the Taoiseach, along with Tánaiste Simon Harris, Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan, Minister for Energy Darragh O’Brien and Minister for Education Helen McEntee.
On the UK side, joining the Prime Minister, was his deputy Angela Rayner, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn.
They all agreed on a new programme of cooperation called UK-Ireland 2030, the most extensive programme of cooperation in a generation, according to Mr Martin.
As the name suggests, some of the projects are multi-year commitments. Others will be done much sooner.
The final communiqué was quite an extensive one, although admittedly "lighter on substance" than officials and diplomats would have liked.
They blamed the recent Irish election and subsequent coalition talks for slowing progress.
What was light on substance, however, was big on symbolism.
Mr Starmer’s meeting with Mr Martin the night before over dinner was the fourth time he had met a Taoiseach since taking office just eight months ago.
The Department of Taoiseach in Dublin and the Cabinet Office in London, along with ambassadors in both countries, will follow up on commitments made during Thursday’s summit.
Those commitments in the UK-Ireland 2030 programme include closer cooperation in the development of offshore wind, the protection of under-sea cables, the improvement of cyber security, protection of the common travel area and much more.
Both governments intend on holding another UK-Ireland Summit next year, when progress will no doubt be assessed.
Mr Martin was adamant after Thursday’s meeting that citizens in both countries will see the benefits of commitments made during it in their everyday lives.
For Mr Starmer, he also agreed that it was a "really successful summit".
Speaking after its conclusion, he explained "the relationship between the UK and Ireland is an important relationship".
"I think we can take it to a really good place and that matters to me, politically," Mr Starmer said
But as Keir Starmer also admits, it matters to him personally too.
