The commission met again on 29 January 1925 to consider the responses to the "Irish Press" advertisement, of which there were 103. A series of formal hearings were then held in Ireland from 3 March-2 July 1925 in Armagh, Rostrevor, Newcastle, Enniskillen, Derry and Omagh, with the Commission meeting directly with those peoples and bodies who had submitted representations. Hearings were also conducted with customs bodies from both sides of the border, as well as Irish Free State officials, the British and Northern Irish governments having declined invitations to attend. The commission then returned to London, continuing with its work throughout August-September 1925.