Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane, who died after a short illness last week, was remembered for his role in the 1983 Maze Prison escape ...

The party’s reaction to the death of Brendan McFarlane shows how history continues to put up barriers to political progress ...

A united Ireland ‘would be the most fitting tribute’ to former IRA man – Kelly - Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly delivered the ...

Senior Sinn Fein figures were among the mourners at the funeral of former IRA prisoner and veteran republican Brendan ‘Bik’ ...

A DUP MP has called on Celtic FC to take action against fans who held up a banner commemorating a former IRA man at a match ...

Born in 1951, Brendan was raised in Ardoyne. He was the Officer Commanding IRA prisoners in Long Kesh during the 1981 ...

Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly is set to deliver a graveside oration at Milltown Cemetery later. The party’s president Mary Lou McDonald described McFarlane as “a giant of Irish republicanism”.

Chat show king Gerry Kelly has revealed the identity of the only guest he “disliked intensely” during his 16 years in the UTV hot seat. The 76-year-old Downpatrick star said that the late ...

He died at the age of 74 after a short illness on Friday. Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly is set to deliver a graveside oration at Milltown Cemetery later. The party’s president Mary Lou McDonald desc ...