Members of the Reverend Ian Paisley’s Democratic Unionists were today urged to use their appearance at an Anglo-Irish parliamentary body body to find common ground with their foes.

Relatives of the Omagh bomb victims have come up against a wall of frustration south of the border, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny claimed today.

Ronnie Flanagan’s immediate future as chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland is expected to be decided at a meeting in Belfast today.