It has been a good 12 months for Gerry Adams. And then we were into the meat of the case over whether Adams was a senior IRA leader overseeing bombing campaigns in Britain. Adams frequently uses humour and self-deprecation to assist whatever points he is making, and such was the case in the High Court. No, that simply was a republican mark of respect and anyway “even Benny Hill wore a beret”, Adams joked. Those watchers intrigued by the enigma that is Gerry Adams won’t be at all surprised by how the case unfolded.

Source: The Irish Times March 21, 2026 13:32 UTC