The bulletproof vest Gerry Adams wore on his way to court in London on Monday morning suggested he wasn’t entirely sure of the welcome he might receive. They were injured in the Old Bailey bombing of 1973 and the London docklands and Manchester attacks of 1996, respectively. The case was set for 10.30am on Monday morning in the chancellor’s court – court 16 – in the RCJ on the Strand, a 10-minute walk east from Trafalgar Square towards Fleet Street. She made a valiant attempt to say the name of former IRA leader Seán Mac Stíofáin (Studd’s try was more like “Mac-stye-fin”). Craven argued there was “no credible evidence” to suggest Adams had anything to do with the Old Bailey, docklands and Manchester attacks.

Source: The Irish Times March 10, 2026 00:37 UTC