Ahern and Paisley to visit Battle of Boyne site in Meath

The new mood of peace and reconciliation in the North is set to be strengthened today when the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Northern First Minister Ian Paisley make a joint visit to the site of the Battle of the Boyne in Co Meath.

The event marks Dr Paisley's first visit to the Republic since being sworn in as the new First Minister at Stormont on Tuesday.