The Taoiseach will meet the North's First Minister today for the first time since the UK voted to leave the European Union.

Enda Kenny and Arlene Foster will attend the North South Ministerial Council in Dublin castle today

The Taoiseach is planning to put forward the idea of an all-island forum - to deal with the implications - in the wake of the Brexit result.

Meanwhile, the British Chancellor George Osborne plans to cut corporation tax to less than 15 per-cent to show the world the UK is "still open for business".

The move would slice more than 5 per-cent off the current rate and would see Britain close in on Ireland's 12 and a half per-cent business tax.