'Moment of truth' for SF over bank robbery

Sinn Féin faces a moment of truth after police chiefs confirmed they believe the IRA carried out the Northern Bank robbery, Minister for Justice Michael McDowell said today.

Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy said yesterday there was evidence money seized during a probe into alleged IRA criminality in Cork was part of the £26.5m (€38.8m) stolen in the raid in Belfast.