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IRA members viewed Adams' denials as 'hypocritical', claims journalist
Gerry Adams denies IRA membership amid claims he led bombings in 1973 and 1996; three victims seek symbolic damages of £1 in a high-profile London civil trial.
- On March 17, Gerry Adams, former Sinn Féin president, denied ever being an IRA member while giving evidence at London's High Court, wearing a shamrock and wishing the judge a very happy St Patrick's Day.
- The three claimants, John Clark, Jonathan Ganesh and Barry Laycock, are suing Adams for �1, alleging he was a leading Provisional IRA Army Council member during the 1973 and 1996 bombings.
- Ware said his 1983 World in Action documentary and interviews showed IRA sources regarded Adams' denials as hypocritical, driven by anger at his constant denialism, supported by intelligence reports including from RUC Special Branch and Army Intelligence.
- The defence told the court the claimants face limitation and hearsay hurdles in pursuing decades-old evidence, with the trial due to finish this week and a written judgment expected later by Mr Justice Swift.
- The court heard there were 1,178 deaths caused by the Provisional IRA, highlighting the case's stakes and the claimants' �1 damages claim. Ware said he fears history will wrongly record Adams as never a PIRA member.
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Northern Ireland's Gerry Adams tells court he wasn't in IRA
The former leader of Sinn Fein is accused in London's High Court of being responsible for Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacks in England. But Gerry Adams said he was never a member, instead calling them his "neighbors."
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