Government moves to secure Supreme Court appeal option in Sean Brown case

Bridie Brown, the widow of murdered GAA official Sean Brown, holds a picture of him, outside the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast (PA) - (PA Wire)

The Government has moved to secure the option of challenging a court ruling that found it was acting unlawfully in failing to order a public inquiry into the murder of a Gaelic Games official in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has sought leave for a Supreme Court appeal over the Sean Brown case.