Vincent Kearney

Northern Editor

a photograph of Gerry Adams, wearing a sprig of shamrock on his jacket, outside the high court in London

Adams denies holding any rank or role within IRA

Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has told a court hearing in London that he was never a member of the IRA and never sanctioned any bombings in Britain.

Courts • 17 Mar

Gerry Adam at Royal Courts of Justice in London

Trial told Adams pushed for end of IRA ceasefire in 1996

A former British Army intelligence officer has told the Gerry Adams civil trial in London that the former Sinn Féin president pushed for the ending of the IRA ceasefire with bombs in England in 1996.

Courts • 16 Mar

This photograph shows former sinn fein leader gerry adams arriving at a court in london wearing glasses, a second unnamed man can be see in the background

Adams was 'de facto leader of the IRA', court hears

A former RUC Special Branch officer has told the civil trial of Gerry Adams in London that intelligence reports stated that he "was a senior member of the IRA Army Council and the de facto leader of the IRA."

UK • 12 Mar

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, in central London

'Inconceivable' Adams didn't know about UK bombs - court

A retired British Army officer has told the trial of Gerry Adams in London it was "inconceivable" that he was not involved in IRA decisions to bomb London and Manchester in 1996 because he was a member of the organisation's ruling Army Council at the time.

UK • 11 Mar

Gerry Adams pictured walking out of a court in London

'Seismic' if court rules Adams was in IRA - DUP leader

The leader of the DUP has said it will be seismic if a British court rules that Gerry Adams was a member of the IRA.

Courts • 10 Mar

A photograph of gerry adams as he arrives at the high court in london

Adams 'directly responsible' for IRA, UK High Court hears

Gerry Adams was "directly responsible for and complicit" in the decisions made by the Provisional IRA to detonate bombs in England, a London court has heard.

UK • 09 Mar

exterior view of the assembly rooms in Belfast

Funding boost announced for historic building in Belfast

An international conservation group has selected one of Belfast's most historic buildings as one of 21 sites across the world it will fund this year.

Ulster • 16 Feb

Rev David Moore outside the former Broadway Presbyterian Church

Rebirth of Presbyterianism on the Falls Road

Something that was unthinkable for decades is happening on the Falls Road in nationalist West Belfast. The rebirth of Presbyterianism in a part of Northern Ireland considered a hostile environment for Protestants since the outbreak of the Troubles.

Ulster • 15 Feb

Police are seen outside the seen in south Belfast

Man appears in court charged with murder in Belfast

A 32-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Belfast earlier this week.

Ulster • 14 Feb

Geraldine Finucane at a press conference

Pat Finucane's widow criticises UK gov over inquiry delay

The widow of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has criticised the British government for delaying the start of a public inquiry it announced in 2024.

Ulster • 12 Feb