Former IRA bomber says Gerry Adams was senior figure in organisation

2026-03-10 - 19:13

Former Sinn Féin leader being sued by three men injured in IRA bombings in 1976 and 1996 A convicted IRA bomber has told a court that Gerry Adams was a senior figure in the organisation despite the former Sinn Féin leader’s claims to the contrary. Adams, 77, is being sued for symbolic “vindicatory” damages of £1 each by John Clark, Jonathan Ganesh and Barry Laycock, who were injured respectively in the 1973 Old Bailey bombing, and the London Docklands and Manchester bombings in 1996. Continue reading...