{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/69afed69765824af477123b3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"IRA Bomb Victims' Civil Court Case Begins Against Gerry Adams - 10/03/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1773134845951-f1a08b57-1aa3-404e-87d4-dbd0607a768e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A civil case brought by three IRA bomb victims against the former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has opened at the High Court in London.</p><p><br></p><p>The men are seeking a ruling that he is personally liable for decisions to plant car bombs in London and Manchester in 1973 and 1996.</p><p><br></p><p>They are suing him for a nominal £1 in damages for \"vindicatory purposes\".</p><p><br></p><p>Adams has stated he had \"no direct or indirect\" involvement and has repeatedly denied ever being in the IRA.</p><p><br></p><p>The civil case is being heard by Mr Justice Swift at the Royal Courts of Justice and is listed to last for seven days.</p><p><br></p><p>We were joined on The AGneda this morning by Station Manager &amp; Reporter at U105 in Belfast, Peter McVerry, who gave us all the latest on this.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}