Delivering a united Ireland would be the “most fitting tribute” to former senior IRA man Brendan “Bik ... a short illness on Friday. Gerry Kelly speaking at the funeral of Brendan ...

In 1983, he was among 38 IRA inmates who fled the facility in Co Antrim. They used smuggled guns and knives to overpower prison staff before hijacking a food lorry and driving to the main gate. He was ...