‘All leaders must face’ legacy of Troubles

Governments in Dublin and London should join all-party negotiations in the North on dealing with the legacy of the past, victims of the Troubles have said.

Former US diplomat Richard Haass is chairing talks on contentious parades, flags, and the fallout from 30 years of violence. He has a deadline of the end of this year to produce recommendations.

Michael Gallagher, whose son Aidan died in the 1998 Omagh blast, met with other victims at Stormont to call on politicians to agree mechanisms to investigate past human rights abuses.