Gerry Adams was not in court on Friday as the case was discontinued (Jonathan Brady/PA)Mr Adams told the court in London he had “no involvement whatsoever” in the bombings and was never a member of the Provisional IRA, with his lawyers claiming the case should be thrown out as an abuse of the court system. Anne Studd KC told the court a “jigsaw” of evidence from those who knew Mr Adams and those who knew of him would prove the case against him. But during his evidence, Mr Adams said he “categorically” denied the claims and “had no involvement in or advance knowledge of” the bombings. After a delay to the start of proceedings on Friday, Ms Studd told the court the case would be discontinued after “proceedings developed overnight”. She continued that the development was “related” to the argument around whether the claim was an “abuse of process”.

Source: The Herald March 20, 2026 20:15 UTC