I thought I was doing the right thing, says Adams niece

A niece of Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams did not reveal the full extent of alleged sex abuse to which she was subjected to spare her mother's feelings, she told a court today.

Aine Adams, who has waived her right to anonymity, said claims that her father raped and abused her from the age of four had left her mother heartbroken and she did not want to cause further anguish.