The family of murdered Belfast father of two Robert McCartney is to meet Tony Blair later today.

IRA members will not cede control of strongly republican districts in the North, despite yesterday’s announcement on the decommissioning of weapons, the sister of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney said last night.

THE sisters and partner of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney collectively won the overall award at the 31st annual ESB/Rehab People of the Year awards ceremony in Dublin on Saturday.

MURDER victim Robert McCartney's sisters have joined forces with the family of another man allegedly killed for defying the IRA and vowed to bring the killers to justice.

THE family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney have called on senior Sinn Féin members to use their influence to end a ‘fresh round of intimidation’ against their family and friends.

A campaign of intimidation by IRA men against the family of murder victim Robert McCartney is intensifying, his sister claimed today.

Six months after Robert McCartney’s killing, the IRA’s commitment to end violence means little to his loved ones still persecuted for their battle for justice, writes John Breslin.

The sisters and fiancee of murder victim Robert McCartney today met Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain as part of their campaign to bring the people involved in their brother’s killing to justice.

A sister of murder victim Robert McCartney is to leave her home of 40 years so she no longer comes into contact with people she believes were involved in her brother’s killing.

The home of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney's fiancée was attacked overnight.

THE family of Robert McCartney came face to face over the weekend with the man charged with the murder of their brother.

Two men have been remanded in custody today in connection with events surrounding the death of Robert McCartney.

THE IRA wants people to turn a blind eye to their “robbery and butchery” SDLP deputy leader Alasdair McDonnell told the Labour Party conference.

The family of murdered Belfast father-of-two Robert McCartney were today considering security arrangements after receiving threats that they would be burnt out of their homes and business.

THE sisters of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney said yesterday that the reason his killers have not admitted responsibility for the killing is because they want to go down in history as IRA volunteers and not as psychopaths.

The family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney today said they had confidence in the PSNI investigation into his death.

The sisters of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney are to meet Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in Dublin today as part of their ongoing campaign to bring their brother's killers to justice.

THE family of Robert McCartney yesterday indicated they could launch an appeal to raise funds for a civil action against his killers.

The family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney has claimed the IRA has allowed one the men it expelled over his role in the murder back into its ranks.

THE sisters of murdered Belfast father of two Robert McCartney have decided against contesting elections as part of their campaign to force his killers into court.

The McCartney family will head for home today after a whirlwind tour of Washington that saw their campaign to hold the IRA to account make an unprecedented impact.

THE family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney will leave Washington this weekend confident their story has been heard but even more determined to ensure his death brings change in the North.

The family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney will leave Washington this weekend confident their story has been heard but more determined than ever to ensure his death brings change in Northern Ireland.

US PRESIDENT George W Bush told the McCartney sisters in Washington yesterday that their campaign to find their brother Robert’s killer could bring peace in Northern Ireland.

US President George Bush told the family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney today that he believed their campaign could bring peace in Northern Ireland.

TEN suspects questioned about the bar brawl murder of Robert McCartney have exercised their right to silence and refused to speak, police said yesterday.

A suspected associate of Belfast man Robert McCartney’s killers handed himself over to police today.

Several hundred people attended a rally in Belfast last night in support of the family of Robert McCartney, the man murdered by senior IRA members earlier this month.

THE killers of Belfast father-of-two Robert McCartney should do the patriotic and honourable thing by handing themselves in, his family told a rally yesterday.

In the wake of the Northern Bank raid and the murder of Robert McCartney, there seemed to be no limit to the criminality of the IRA. But some very positive developments have given rise to grounds for new hope that the Good Friday Agreement may yet be saved.

The killers of Belfast father-of-two Robert McCartney should do the patriotic and honourable thing by handing themselves in, his family told a rally today.

Up to 20 people hold the key to whether the killers of Belfast father of two Robert McCartney will face justice, his family claimed tonight.

THE Provisional IRA last revealed it had kicked out three of its members, believed to be linked to the murder of Belfast man Robert McCartney.

I SALUTE the bravery of the family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney.

THE sister of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney has confirmed she is considering standing against Sinn Féin in the upcoming local government elections.

The CCTV footage mystery surrounding a Belfast pub brawl murder deepened today after it emerged that cameras were not operating when the killers struck.

Detectives frustrated by a wall of silence surrounding a murder in Belfast were today waiting to see if an appeal by Gerry Adams will help them capture the killers.

Sinn Féin leaders were tonight under growing pressure to urge the IRA gang blamed for a brutal pub brawl murder to turn themselves in.