The ex-Sinn Féin president said he was consulting lawyers after a Bill was tabled to prevent him securing a payout over his internment in the 1970s.

A 2020 Supreme Court ruling had paved the way for Mr Adams to secure compensation for his detention without trial in the early 1970s.

Librarian Monica Crump said the republican journals offered ‘a glimpse into life’ in at the camp.

Policy Exchange has published a report criticising the UK government’s proposed repeal of legislation that had put a stop to such civil claims.

First Minister Michelle O’Neill updated MLAs on plans to redevelop the site near Lisburn.