Gerry Adams under pressure to name IRA figure

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams is facing pressure to give gardaí the name of a senior IRA figure who knows the identity of the killers of murdered prison officer Brian Stack.

The party will also face questions after two of its TDs, whose names Mr Adams gave to gardaí, were identified in the Dáil last night during exchanges about the Stack murder.

Dessie Ellis and Martin Ferris strongly denied any connection to the killing.