FORMER US president Bill Clinton has offered his help in the ongoing political crisis at Stormont.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny revealed he held a one-hour meeting with Mr Clinton, who spoke of his concerns surrounding the current deadlock among the north's political parties.
Mr Kenny said during the discussions, which were held during his short visit to New York, the former president described his "continued interest" in the peace process in Northern Ireland.
The north's five main political parties have been holding round-table talks following a crisis at Stormont sparked by the police assessment that IRA members were involved in the murder of Kevin McGuigan.
Speaking after the meeting with Mr Clinton in New York, Mr Kenny said the former US president told him he was "interested in helping in any way" he could.
The Taoiseach said Mr Clinton told him he was quite concerned at the "fragility and the difficulty that the talks have entered at the moment".
Mr Clinton has previously described that working on the peace process in Northern Ireland was one of the "great honours" of his life.
RTÉ reported that during the discussions with Mr Kenny, the former president "expressed his continued interest in wanting to assist the process in Northern Ireland".
He said he remained available "in any event that assistance were to be required or appropriate".
The talks between the north's politicians are set to resume today, with discussions set to centre on "the impact of continued paramilitary activity".
