Gerry Adams has denied that he only went to police nine years after allegations of child abuse emerged against his younger brother to save his political career.

A niece of Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams confronted her father about child abuse allegations during their first proper conversation, a court has been told.

A niece of Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams did not reveal the full extent of alleged sex abuse to which she was subjected to spare her mother's feelings, she told a court today.

The 30th anniversary of Bloody Sunday today comes amid mounting complaints about the cost of the inquiry into the events of the day.

The 30th anniversary of Bloody Sunday tomorrow comes as the inquiry into the Army killings prepares to move into a new phase, amid mounting complaints about the cost.