Members of a Celtic ultra supporters group paid tribute to former senior IRA man Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane ahead of a league ...

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

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

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

Brendan Bik McFarlane, who has died aged 74, was best known in republican circles as the officer commanding in the H-Blocks during the 1981 hunger strikes and for his role in the Maze prison ...

Former Maze Prison IRA escapee and senior Sinn Féin member Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane has died. Mr McFarlane, who was in his seventies and originally from the Ardoyne area of north Belfast ...

A former IRA man whose funeral took place this week was “no hero”, Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister Emma ...

Mary Lou McDonald has been criticised after paying tribute to a senior IRA figure who was jailed for life for his part in a pub massacre in which five innocent Protestants were killed and is ...

McFarlane, originally from the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, died at the age of 74 after a short illness on Friday. He was ...

North Belfast MLA Gerry Kelly said his thoughts were with Mr McFarlane’s family. "I have just learned of the sad passing of my friend and comrade Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane, a lifelong ...