Sins of the father

SINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has revealed how his own father “sexually, emotionally and physically” abused family members.

Mr Adams made the dramatic revelation in the course of an appeal to his brother, Liam, to hand himself over to police. Liam Adams is wanted by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in relation to the alleged rape of his daughter, Áine, more than 20 years ago.

Gerry Adams yesterday rejected suggestions he could and should have done more to inform authorities about possible risks posed by his brother, who was an active Sinn Féin member in Dundalk in the 1990s.