Gerry Adams speaking to the media in Belfast on Friday after the civil case taken against him in London's high court was discontinued. Out of the sunshine stepped Gerry Adams, the former Sinn Féin leader, who hours earlier had seen a civil case taken against him by three men injured in IRA bombings in England “discontinued”. He said he had attended “out of respect” for them but it “verged on a show trial” and “should never have been brought”, he said. It was “clearly ... an unorthodox and strategically important political case taken for that purpose”. Adams told reporters that during his two days of evidence he “categorically rejected all of the claims being made”.

Source: The Irish Times March 20, 2026 22:47 UTC