Legacy of Troubles a ‘millstone round neck of police in Northern Ireland’

The Enniskillen bomb blast in Co Fermanagh in 1987 claimed the lives of 11 people (PA) - (PA Archive)

The legacy of Northern Ireland’s Troubles has been described as a “millstone round the neck of police”.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is contending with the cost of the past in financial, as well as reputational, terms, the chairman of the Police Federation has said.