Kenny seeks clarity on Cahill rape case meeting

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has written to Gerry Adams seeking clarification on the people the Sinn Féin leader asked him to meet regarding rape victim Mairia Cahill’s claims of an internal IRA investigation into her abuse.

Mr Kenny has made it clear he will only meet the people named in a BBC documentary regarding the rape, and not others nominated by Sinn Féin.

Mr Adams invited Mr Kenny to speak with republican figures named by Ms Cahill during angry Dáil exchanges over the controversy in the Dáil last week.