The inquest, which is now in its 20th week, heard from the police officer who led the house-to-house searches conducted to find the missing schoolboy.

Neill has been a presence on TV screens across Northern Ireland for more than four decades.

Statements were heard from two experts in relation to the ‘sequence of unusual and perplexing behaviour’ exhibited by the Belfast schoolboy.

The incident was initially blamed on pilot error before this was overturned in 2011.

Jordan Adams who ran 33 marathons said the support they’ve seen across the country was ‘phenomenal, and it won’t sink in for a long, long time’.

The Sligo-born singer rose to fame in the early 1990s.

Ireland joins Spain and Slovenia in refusing to compete in or broadcast the competition, while the Netherlands and Iceland have refused to send acts.

Sir Declan Morgan, chief commissioner of the ICRIR, said he is ‘deeply sorry that this has happened on my watch’.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was hurting from ‘tough’ results in local elections in England.

A spokesperson said the judgment ‘shows that the Government was right to address the main flaw in the Legacy Act – namely conditional immunity’.

First Minister Michelle O’Neill said those behind the attack ‘speak for absolutely no-one’.

No one was harmed in the explosion despite the evacuation of residents, including two babies, being under way.

No-one was injured in the blast, which occurred when residents, including two babies, were being evacuated.

Homes in the area have been evacuated and a cordon is in place in Dunmurry.

The Sinn Fein leader said a unity referendum by 2030 is still possible and she hoped unionist political leaders would see the ‘chance of real wins’.

Labour’s Bill, agreed as part of a joint framework with the Irish Government, will put in place a reformed Legacy Commission with enhanced powers.

The First Minister also described a ‘very challenging arrangement’ with the DUP in the Executive.

Labour is currently progressing its Troubles Bill at Westminster.

Sean Barrett was first elected to the Dail in 1981.

He condemned those who carried out the attack as ‘cowards’ and said dissident republican groups ‘have no support and nothing to offer’.