NORTHERN IRELAND’S chief constable joined Martin McGuinness an event in Republican west Belfast on Thursday night calling for for a new climate of reconciliation.

George Hamilton shared a stage with the Sinn Fein Deputy First Minister at a discussion event focusing on the legacy of the Troubles. It’s believed to be the first time a chief constable and a Sinn Fein leader have appeared on stage together.

The debate focused on the thousands of killings yet to be solved, allegations of past police wrongdoings, continuing failures to address sectarianism and division and the current threat posed by dissident republicans.