Family of slain Irish prison officer receives state apology for investigation failings

The family of Brian Stack, a senior prison officer killed by the IRA in Dublin in 1983, received a formal state apology on Wednesday. Taoiseach Micheál Martin acknowledged 194 errors and omissions in earlier garda investigations and stated the state bears responsibility for the failings that prevented justice. Stack's son called the apology "an awful lot" and a vindication of his father's good name.