TAOISEACH Micheal Martin and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer are set to hold their first annual UK and Ireland summit in Liverpool.
The two leaders are expected to discuss growth, AI and security in the first of the yearly talks.
A new UK-Ireland co-operation plan is also due to be agreed upon by Martin and Starmer.
Members from Cabinet and other UK MPs are also expected to be in attendance at the summit.
This will include Tanaiste Simon Harris, Minister for Education Helen McEntee, Minister for Climate Darragh O’Brien and Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan.
UK Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will also attend, with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn, Minister for Investment Poppy Gustafsson and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy also in attendance.
This comes as Martin and Starmer held a bilateral meeting over dinner last night.
The focus of their talks ranged from trade to peace efforts in Ukraine.
These are also issues thought to be at the forefront of the new summit.
The UK-Ireland 2030 co-operation plan will see an agreement made between the two nations over a number of issues.
These are expected to include energy security and the development of offshore wind projects.
Politicians from both Governments are also expected to welcome new Irish investments in the UK worth a staggering €221 million.
This will create 2,540 jobs across the country.
Before meeting with Starmer last night, the Taoiseach said both countries “are close economic partners with a bilateral trade relationship worth approximately €100 billion annually”.
He added: “Ireland is the UK’s sixth largest trading partner and the UK is Ireland’s second largest trading partner.”
Starmer also noted at a cultural event in Liverpool yesterday that the relationship between Ireland and the UK had not hit its full potential.
Today, Martin is due to attend a special European Council meeting in Brussels.
Here, he will be discussing the ongoing war in Ukraine and European defence.
