Gerry Adams's brother loses extradition appeal

The brother of Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has lost a legal bid to appeal against extradition to Northern Ireland where the police want to question him about alleged child abuse. On Tuesday Liam Adams was told he could not appeal against an extradition order in connection to a Police Service of Northern Ireland investigation into claims he sexually abused his daughter Aine Tyrell. The 56-year-old denies the allegations by Tyrell, who has waived her right to anonymity. Mr Justice John Edwards told Ireland's high court Adams could not appeal against the extradition order to Ireland's supreme court. "The court arrived at the decision, it is disposed not to certify any of the points raised as points of law or exceptional public importance," the judge said. He remanded Liam Adams in custody for 15 days, when the extradition order will take effect and he will be handed over to the PSNI. Adams hugged his other daughter, Claire Smith, as he was led away by prison officers.