The case against Adams is being taken by three victims of IRA bombings in England. Photograph/image: Elizabeth Cook/PA WireFormer 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. “I attended in my capacity as a representative of Sinn Féin, along with Dáithí Ó Conaill, the vice-president of Sinn Féin. “Throughout my life, opponents of Sinn Féin have repeatedly sought to conflate Sinn Féin with the IRA. As I have always stated, Sinn Féin and the IRA are separate organisations,” he said.

Source: The Irish Times March 17, 2026 23:52 UTC