The North's former First Minister and DUP leader Peter Robinson has been discharged from hospital tonight.

The 66-year-old was admitted after suffering a reaction to prescribed medication.

A DUP spokesman said:

"The DUP Leader will be at Stormont tomorrow morning where he will meet party colleagues regarding the Talks process. 

"Mr Robinson expresses his gratitude to the medical staff who treated him so professionally during his short stay in hospital and the ambulance staff who were the first responders."

The DUP leader suffered a heart attack in May of this year.

Earlier this month, Peter Robinson stood aside as First Minister along with three other Democratic Unionist Party ministers.

Crisis cross-party talks are due to get underway tomorrow in an attempt to resolve the tensions threatening the power-sharing Executive in the North, with representatives from the British and Irish governments due to attend.

The North's institutions are at risk of collapse over claims the IRA is still in existence.

The Northern Secretary Theresa Villiers last week announced an independent assessment on paramilitary organisations.