Fresh from their Christmas break, TDs and Ministers knuckled down in the Dáil for nearly 2½ months. They must be delighted now to be embarking on a two-week Easter break. The Taoiseach is exhausted from all the foreign travel. The Tánaiste is exhausted from the effort it takes to maintain a low profile. The leader … Read more
I was puzzled by the court case taken recently against Gerry Adams in London. Three men injured in various IRA bombings in Britain had sued Gerry Adams for a symbolic £1, alleging that, because he occupied a senior position in the IRA’s leadership, he bore significant responsibility for the damage they had suffered. I wasn’t … Read more
A decision by three men injured in IRA bombings in England to withdraw a High Court case against Gerry Adams could result in the former Sinn Féin leader being spared years of civil actions from Troubles-era victims. The decision came after the judge raised the possibility of Jonathan Ganesh, Barry Laycock and John Clark footing … Read more
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has welcomed the decision by three IRA bombing victims to drop their civil action in the high court in London against him. The case was taken in May 2022 by Barry Laycock, injured in the Manchester Arndale bomb in 1996; Jonathan Ganesh, injured in Canary Wharf that year, and John … Read more
Damages claim against Gerry Adams in UK High Court discontinued The Journal High Court claim against Gerry Adams discontinued RTE.ie Gerry Adams welcomes decision by three victims of IRA bombings to drop civil action against him The Irish Times Claimants drop lawsuit against Gerry Adams over IRA bombings The Guardian IRA bombing victims withdraw damages claim against Gerry Adams Sky … Read more
Gerry Adams in London court to reject allegations and assert ‘legitimacy of the republican cause’ The Journal Adams’ lawyer queries victims’ delay in taking civil case RTE.ie Judgment in Gerry Adams case will take some time but there was no new ‘smoking gun’ The Irish Times Gerry Adams tells high court he was stunned by 1996 Docklands bombing The … Read more
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Main Points Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams is testifying at the Royal Courts of Justice in London again today in a case alleging he is liable for IRA bombs between 1973 and 1996. Adams (77) strongly denies any involvement and has repeatedly rejected claims he was ever in the IRA. This is a civil … Read more
Former president of Sinn Féin, Gerry Adams “pushed” the IRA into attacks in England in the 1990s in a bid to pressure the British government in negotiations, the High Court in London has heard. Bombings in Canary Wharf in London and Manchester in 1996 were used as leverage to force Downing Street to open talks … Read more
Main points Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams is testifying at the Royal Courts of Justice in London today in a case alleging he is liable for IRA bombs between 1973 and 1996. John Clark, Jonathan Ganesh and Barry Laycock, who were injured in IRA bombings in London and Manchester in 1973 and 1996, are … Read more