Ahern and Blair hold talks in Dublin

The Taoiseach is holding face-to-face talks with Tony Blair in government buildings in Dublin this morning.

The talks are taking place as the two governments explore fresh initiatives to restart the peace process in the North.

Stormont Assembly has been in suspension since October 2002 and the two leaders are expected to push for reconstituted talks after the local and European elections on June 11 this year.

They are seeking a formula to get Sinn Féin and the DUP round the one table before the end of the year.