Mark Hennessy, Irish Times Ireland and Britain Editor, reports from London, where Gerry Adams is facing a civil suit by IRA bomb victims. Video: Mark Hennessy

Brian Stack was chief prison officer at Portlaoise Prison and shot in the head by members of Provisional IRA

Barrister for former Sinn Féin president criticised for raising policeman’s 1991 shooting of Catholic youth

Prime minister has transformed British-Irish relations during his time in Downing Street – can they thrive after he is gone?

Former IRA man Shane Paul O’Doherty tells London court that former Sinn Féin leader has ‘last-man-standing syndrome’

Adams was among group arrested with former IRA leader Brendan Hughes at Belfast house, retired officer tells London civil action against former Sinn Féin leader

Former commanding officers say politicians will not have to account for actions, unlike former service members

Former Sinn Féin leader’s long history of denials of IRA membership will come under the spotlight in a case starting on Monday

University of Limerick and The Irish Times announce award for third-level students across Ireland

Report calls for mutual recognition of qualifications and skills and integration of rail services across the island

Increasing sectarian attacks due to polarisation on ‘identity and sovereignty’ issues

Most British historians have ‘no interest’ in Ireland, says academic as Cambridge announces new Anglo-Irish post

The estate, which runs alongside the Border in Co Monaghan, has borne the Leslie name for 400 years and is ‘part and parcel of the community’

Government’s funding of modern Irish history chair at Cambridge a signal of belief in importance of independent scholarship, Micheál Martin says

The Taoiseach defended Michael Moynihan, saying the Minister of State was ‘extremely hard-working’ and committed to his brief