Role for ‘sorry’ fire boss

A senior firefighter who apologised to the families of the Manchester Arena terror attack victims has been appointed Northern Ireland’s new chief fire officer.

Peter O’Reilly, originally from Co Antrim, was the chief fire officer in Greater Manchester at the time of the 2017 bombing at an Ariana Grande concert that killed 22 people and injured hundreds more.

Mr O’Reilly retired from the role several months after the attack.