Bik McFarlane has been hailed by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald as “a great patriot”, but was involved in the murder of a ...

DUP MLA Phillip Brett said there was ‘not a scintilla’ of remorse from the republican party over McFarlane’s violent actions.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill will skip St. Patrick’s Day in the ...

The funeral will take place later of senior IRA figure Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane, who died last week following a short illness.

McFarlane, from the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, was known for taking part in the biggest escape in UK prison history.

McFarlane received a life sentence for his involvement in the attack on the Bayardo Bar in 1976, in which five people were ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has insisted that the Government will not be "railroaded" or "intimidated" by the Opposition after ...

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams (centre) before the coffin of Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane leaves his family home on ...

There were tense scenes in the Dáil chamber on Tuesday afternoon that saw Labour leader Ivana Bacik forced to withdraw ...