Three victims of Provisional IRA bombings in England have withdrawn their damages claim against former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, their legal team has told the High Court. Adams was being sued for £1 in damages by three men injured in the blasts in the 1970s and 1990s. Adams denied the allegations and was defending the claim, telling the court earlier this week that he had 'no involvement whatsoever' in the bombings and was never a member of the Provisional IRA. In his evidence, Adams said that opponents of Sinn Fein, of which he was president from 1983 to 2018, 'have repeatedly sought to conflate' the party with the Provisional IRA, and stressed that they are 'separate organisations.' Edward Craven KC, for Adams, told the court in his closing submissions that evidence that Adams was involved in the bombings was 'extremely limited and we say bordering on non-existent.'

Source: Daily Mail March 20, 2026 14:03 UTC