Ireland and UK to 'reset' relations as Starmer visits Dublin

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday made the first visit by a British leader to Ireland in five years, vowing to "reset" damaged post-Brexit relations between the neighbouring nations.

After the talks, Starmer's office issued a statement saying that both leaders noted the existing ties between the countries but "agreed they wanted to go even further -- in particular on trade and investment to help boost growth and deliver on behalf of the British and Irish people.

They also stressed the importance of their joint roles as guardians of the Good Friday Agreement, the landmark peace accord brokered in 1998 that ended decades of sectarian violence in the British province of Northern Ireland.