Gerry Adams has written to the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to ask him to intervene directly with the Egyptian Prime Minister over the case of Ibrahim Halawa.

The Sinn Féin leader has said it is imperative that the Irish Government exerts top-level pressure on Cairo to secure the Dublin teen's release.

Ibrahim has reportedly gone on

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Ibrahim Halawa. Pic: Amnesty International, Ireland.

Mr Adams was speaking at a meeting in Dublin this evening, which selected Mary Lou McDonald as the Sinn Féin candidate for Dublin Central at the next General Election.