Justice interrupted: Austin Stack's crusade to reveal the truth about his father’s murder

Brian Stack's son and SF leader Gerry Adams are facing off over who knew what, and when, about the killing of the prison officer

Austin Stack believes he knows the identity of those involved in his father’s death Picture: Bryan Meade
Gerry Adams: the Sinn Féin president is embroiled in a dispute over a secret meeting with the Stack brothers Pic: Bryan Meade

Brian Stack was chief prison officer in Portlaoise, one of the most secure facilities in Europe, which housed some of the most notorious convicted paramilitaries.

He loved his job, but he loved his family time too.

On Saturdays when he wasn’t working, Stack would pack up the car and bring his wife, Sheila, ...