Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers is in Dublin today to meet with Government ministers to discuss the political crisis at Stormont.
She's expected to hold talks with Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanaghan and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald, to determine whether the power-sharing executive can be preserved.
Meanwhile, Northern IrelandÂ’s First Minister and DUP leader Peter Robinson will meet the British Prime Minister today at Downing Street for crunch talks on the issue.
It comes after the UUP voted to withdraw from the Northern Assembly in the wake of revelations that the Provisional IRA still exists.
