First Minister Michelle O’Neill was speaking in her position with Sinn Féin amid calls for republican leadership to apologise for the crimes of the IRA’s internal security unit (ISU)

No prosecutions are to be pursued following the latest consideration of files from a major investigation into the Army’s top agent in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.

Stakeknife worked in the IRA’s notorious 'nutting squad', interrogating suspected informers during the Troubles

A senior officer who investigated the Army’s top agent within the IRA has urged extreme caution over closing down inquiries into unsolved murders in Northern Ireland.