NI Secretary to address Oireachtas Committee

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Owen Paterson, will address an Oireachtas Committee in Dublin today.

Mr Paterson will update the Joint Committee on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, on the latest developments in the North.

It is the first address by a Secretary of State to an Oireachtas Committee.

A new Chairperson will also be elected during the session.