 Thus after considerable internal deliberations on both sides, the eight delegates met in Dublin on 20 December 1902 in a conference publicly hailed by Redmond as "the most significant episode in the public life of Ireland for the last century".After only six sittings, the conference report as framed by O'Brien was published on 4 January 1903, making eighteen recommendations.The report was received favourably by people holding most shades of public opinion.