Allegations of criminal links overshadow SF conference

The curtain came down tonight on a drama-packed Sinn Féin annual conference that was overshadowed by the murder of Belfast man Robert McCartney and other criminal links to the 100-year-old party.

By the time the national anthem was sang from the podium today, a total of 280 motions had been debated and voted upon over three days by an estimated 2,000 delegates.