John Finucane was eight when loyalists murdered his father in the family home. Three decades later the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Belfast is juggling his search for answers with a law practice, the challenges of Brexit, and the captaincy of Lamh Dhearg in tomorrow’s Antrim SFC final.

37-year-old Jonathan Heaphy applied for temporary release from Cork Prison to facilitate his radiation and chemotherapy after surgery in 2017.

The Council of Europe has expressed “serious concerns” at the delay in setting up the Historical Investigations Unit and other legacy institutions in the North.

Holidays are for reading all those books you’ve been discussing with your friends for weeks, but haven’t actually read.

Accumulated profit at the media firm owned by Marian Finucane last year topped €1m after jumping by more than €68,000.

Accumulated profits at the media firm owned by Marian Finucane are rapidly hurtling towards the €1m mark after jumping €80,000 last year.

Four people accused of covering up the rape of Máiria Cahill have issued a statement rejecting her claims.

Exhibition shows how female artists were often more innovative, writes Colette Sheridan

A man has avoided jail after he stole mor ethan €10,000 from the organisation which runs the annual Gay Pride Parade while he worked there as financial director.

Two media firms operated by two of Ireland’s most popular and best paid broadcasters, Marian Finucane and Joe Duffy, enjoyed contrasting fortunes last year, new figures show.

The Irish Government should trawl its documents archive to support the family of a solicitor murdered by Northern Ireland loyalists with state support, it was claimed.

The "clamour" surrounding the investigation into the killing of solicitor Pat Finucane is not going to fade away when the current headlines are replaced, it has been claimed.

A British Government-ordered review into the loyalist murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane will be published on December 12.

A new report into the loyalist murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane is to be examined by security chiefs to ensure it does not put lives at risk.

High-profile priest Father Brian D’Arcy, who has been censured by the Vatican for his writings, warned today that the creation of a “veil of secrecy” worked against efforts to prevent clerical child abuse.

A clash over the need for a public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane by loyalist gunmen was the only flashpoint in a Downing St summit between Enda Kenny and David Cameron.

The British government must be fully transparent if it decides to hold a public inquiry into the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane, his son has said.

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and its Irish counterpart today called for the appointment of a top judge to examine the need for a cross-border public inquiry into the Omagh bombing.

Lawyers representing the families of two IRA men shot dead by security forces in controversial circumstances went to the House of Lords today to challenge the manner in which the inquests into their deaths will proceed.

An inquiry into the death of a Catholic man battered to death by a loyalist mob in Northern Ireland was today delayed after police witnesses were given the go-ahead to seek anonymity.

The British government is protecting its security forces by not allowing a fully independent inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said today.

Murdered Denis Donaldson, the Sinn Féin official turned British spy, was buried in West Belfast today following a private family funeral.

The family of former British spy Denis Donaldson said today they did not believe the IRA was responsible for his murder.

Northern Secretary Peter Hain was today accused of insulting the Dáil after he and his officials criticised a debate on the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane.

Members of the Dáil will debate a motion today calling on the British government to set up an independent public inquiry into the murder of a Belfast solicitor 17 years ago.

The Canadian judge who investigated the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has again criticised the British government's planned inquiry into the 1989 killing.

Nearly €13m has been spent on the latest police inquiry into Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane’s murder, it was revealed tonight.

The British government’s inquiry into the death of Pat Finucane must be transparent and have the necessary power to publish the full truth, it was warned tonight.

THE British government was warned yesterday that an inquiry into the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane must be held in public.

The British government was under pressure today to press ahead with establishing a public inquiry into the murder of Patrick Finucane following the guilty plea by former police informer Ken Barrett.

The dirty war British intelligence waged against the IRA sank to its murkiest depths with Pat Finucane’s assassination.

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has held his first ever meeting with the British police officer leading the investigation into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane.

THE British Government tried to pressurise its top police officer in a bid to halt a public inquiry into the assassination of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, a court heard yesterday.

Retired Canadian Judge Peter Cory has reiterated his call for an immediate public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane.

Canadian judge Peter Cory today reiterated his call for a public inquiry to be held into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane.

The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has expressed his disappointment at the British government’s decision to delay a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane.

Undercover soldiers at the centre of the Pat Finucane murder investigation are prepared to face any public inquiry into the affair, it was revealed today.

The British government today flew in the face of Judge Peter Cory’s recommendations in its decision to postpone the public inquiry into the murder of Patrick Finucane until after court action is completed.

The Government today expressed disappointment that a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane will be delayed.

THE House of Lords will next week hear allegations of how the British security forces had a shoot-to-kill policy in the North.

The family of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane were attempting today to force the British government through the courts to release a report into his controversial killing.

Two serving police officers could face criminal charges over security force collusion with loyalist killers, it was announced tonight.

A new report into the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane published today was expected to confirm shocking levels of police Special Branch collusion with loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland.

Relatives of those killed in some of Northern Ireland’s most controversial murders have met the judge who will probe the cases, it emerged today.

Relatives of Bloody Sunday victims are to appeal against a High Court ruling in Belfast enabling police witnesses to give evidence to the inquiry into the event from behind protective screens, lawyers announced tonight.

An influential committee of US lawyers is to release a report in Belfast this morning, demanding a full public inquiry into the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane.