Detectives seeking those responsible for the Northern Bank robbery say they have established up to 1,000 lines of inquiry but are not prepared to make rash arrests.
New CCTV footage showing one of two bank employees carrying cash out of the Northern Bank's headquarters on the night of the heist has been put on display.
Detectives are appealing for the driver of a car who nearly knocked down one of those taken hostage to contact police.
The Sinn Féin leader has meanwhile adamantly rejected Chief Constable Hugh Orde's public assessment that the IRA carried out the 20 December raid.
Gerry Adams also said remarks by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, that the Sinn Féin leadership had prior knowledge of the raid were deeply offensive and insulting.
Speaking in Belfast this afternoon, Mr Adams said that the Taoiseach's remarks have had an effect on the relationship between Sinn Féin and the Irish Government.
Mr Adams added that Sinn Féin are looking to Mr Ahern to explain his position to the party.
Taoiseach will not apologise: McDowell
The Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, has insisted the Taoiseach would not be apologising to Sinn Fein under any circumstances.
Mr McDowell said Mr Ahern would be meeting the party to impress upon them the effect they have had on the process.
IRA denies involvement in raid
Earlier today, two of the North's parties and the PSNI rejected a new denial from the IRA that it carried out the raid.
The denial was issued last night in a statement signed P O'Neill, the usual method by which the IRA makes its views known.
It was the first time the organisation had officially Huge Orde’s assessment. In response, a police spokesman said the position outlined by Mr Orde had not changed.
Ian Paisley Junior of the Democratic Unionists said it was up to the IRA to prove they did not carry out the robbery because everybody else believed they had.
And the SDLP said it continued to support the Irish Government position, which was the same as that taken by the Chief Constable.
