Former senior Provisional IRA member Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane ... extradited to Northern Ireland and released on parole from the Maze in 1997. Mr McFarlane was cleared in Dublin’s Special ...

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald’s tribute to former senior Provisional IRA member Brendan “Bik ... describing him as “a giant of Irish republicanism” who was “an important influence ...

Speaking to the Irish News, Mr Dillon said McCann, who was a well-known IRA member, was opposed to the political direction of prominent republican leaders at the time. “He was opposed to the ...

A coroner who found the use of force in the SAS killing of four IRA men was “unjustified” is to send his findings to the Director of Public Prosecutions. Kevin Barry O’Donnell (21), Sean O ...

More info A former senior IRA figure who oversaw the hunger strikes ... patriot who lived his life for the freedom and unity of Ireland." Speaking this evening, Ms McDonald said: "Bik was ...

Sinn Féin is also the political wing of the now disbanded Provisional Irish Republican Army, which killed over 2,000 people during a conflict known in Northern Ireland as "The Troubles." ...

Mary Lou McDonald has been criticised after paying tribute to a senior IRA figure who was jailed for ... his life for the freedom and unity of Ireland”. Ms McDonald said: “Bik was dedicated ...

Inquest findings in SAS shooting of four IRA men referred to prosecutors Solicitor ... is to refer his findings to Northern Ireland’s Director of Public Prosecutions. Mr Justice Michael ...

The Irish filmmaker — also the daughter of Jim Sheridan — has optioned “Grace O’Malley — The Biography of Ireland’s Pirate Queen” by renowned biographer Anne Chambers. The feature ...

The Friday Rapid Fire edition of IB Nation Sports Talk has the three-man band of Sean Stires, Vince DeDario and Jesse Stires covering a slew of topics, including: * Which are you more confident in ...