Obama lays out vision for next NI generation. But is it pie in the sky stuff? #bbcnolan

US President Barack Obama has issued a challenge to the next generation of political leaders in Northern Ireland. During his visit, he urged young people to forge a "new identity" that is about being from Northern Ireland as opposed to unionist or Sinn Féin

He also said they should decide the "country as a whole is more important than any particular faction or any particular flag".

Obama was speaking in London to an audience of young people, and answered a question from Cliona McCarney who is from N Ireland Commentator David McCann Ben Lowry, the Deputy Editor of the News Letter Also listening is Ryan Hall from Friends School Lisburn andTara Connolly from Assumption Grammar Ballynahinch who took part in last weeks BBC Good Friday Agreement generation