"I have just learned of the sad passing of my friend and comrade Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane, a lifelong republican activist who has died after a short illness earlier today,” he said.

Jones left the Bok set-up after the 2023 Rugby World Cup win to move back to the northern hemisphere, where he took up a role in Steve Borthwick’s England coaching team. Initially he was ...

Sinn Féin has paid tribute to former senior IRA member, Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane who has died after a short illness. In 1976, he was jailed for life for a gun and bomb attack on the Bayardo Bar on ...

According to a survey conducted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news arm of Yonhap News Agency, 20 out of 21 local analysts and experts polled predicted the Bank of Korea (BOK) will cut its base ...

Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane, known for taking part in the biggest escape in UK prison history, died after a "short illness" on Friday. Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald paid tribute to Mr McFarlane ...

Mary Lou McDonald has been criticised after paying tribute to a senior IRA figure who was jailed for life for his part in a pub massacre in which five innocent Protestants were killed and is ...

Senior republicans were among large crowds who gathered for the funeral of senior IRA figure Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane, who died last week following a short illness. Former Sinn Féin president ...

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has invited an extended squad of 56 players to an alignment camp in Cape Town next month as preparations for the 2025 international season begin. All players are based ...

‘Bik’ was an inspirational and well-loved comrade and his passing will be widely mourned. Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly expressed condolences and said: “I have just learned of the sad passing of my friend ...

A senior IRA figure who oversaw the hunger strikes inside the Maze Prison has died. Brendan “Bik” McFarlane, known for taking part in the biggest escape in UK prison history, died after a “short ...