**The survival of the Irish government hinges on a vote at a Green Party convention to be held in Dublin later.**Crucial talks between the party and its coalition partner, Fianna Fail, on Friday ended with a new programme for government being agreed.
The Green Party had said its two cabinet ministers would resign if no agreement was reached.
Delegates have to endorse the programme by a two-thirds majority or it will fail, bringing down the coalition.
The meeting between Fianna Fail and the Greens on Friday lasted several hours longer than expected before agreement was reached on the main stumbling blocks of education and political reform.
No details of the programme were released following the meeting.
The Green Party said it wanted its members to be first to hear.