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Sinn Fein negotiators are closeted in a meeting to discuss the package being hammered out inside the castle. The republicans are describing it as a defining moment - now what exactly does that mean.

Halfway through this blog entry, I was scrambled to attend a Peter Robinson news conference but fortunately ran into his DUP colleagues en route who let me know he was just having a lunch break.

Since last night the tone has remained fairly positive - David Ford, the man most likely to be the future justice minister, seemed particularly chipper.

The enhanced security around the castle has fed speculation that the two prime ministers will arrive at some point during the day, but it seems likely that the prime ministers won't set off until they know any agreement is a done deal.

That's partly because they wouldn't want news they are on the way to influence the negotiations in an adverse manner, partly because it will be too much for anyone to bear to preside over two failures in a week.

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