Gerry Adams has said his use of the n-word in his tweet last night was "inappropriate".

An 11-year-old whose right index finger was trapped in a seat while she attended a play was yesterday awarded €35,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

A well known Sinn Féin building has been targeted in the latest of a series of attacks on party property blamed on hard-line republicans.

A bugging device was discovered at Sinn Féin’s offices in west Belfast, the party said today.