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Oct 21, 2021 · The Four served a combined prison sentence of 60 years. 8. The Pogues penned song about the Four. The Pogues song, Street Of Sorrow/Birmingham Six, about both the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six, was banned under the same legislation used in the late 1980s to stop the broadcast of direct interviews with members of Sinn Fein. 9.
Aug 14, 2023 · Guildford Four man Gerry Conlon's life after prison the focus of a new play; It was not until 1989 that the convictions were quashed by the Court of Appeal and Mr Conlon was freed on 19th October ...
Mar 13, 2018 · Mr Conlon was one of the Maguire Seven, convicted on explosives charges, and his son Gerry was one of the Guildford Four, jailed for murder after the pub bombings killed five and injured 65.
Oct 6, 2017 · 5 October 1974 - IRA bombs explode in two pubs in Guildford, Surrey, killing five people and injuring scores more. Guildford was known as a "garrison town", with several barracks nearby, at ...
Giuseppe was father of Gerry Conlon who would himself would be wrongly convicted for the Guildford pub bombing. Giuseppe had travelled to London from Belfast to help his son mount a legal defence in the Guildford Four trial. Giuseppe Conlon died in prison in January 1980 having had troubles with his lungs for many years.
Apr 4, 2024 · The Guildford Four and Maguire Seven were wrongly-convicted for the attacks in one of the UK's biggest miscarriages of justice. ... case. 11 Apr 2024. Surrey. More. 1 day ago. Man jailed for ...
Oct 4, 2014 · Paul Hill now lives in Washington DC. Gerry Conlon, another of the Guildford Four, died earlier this year, a loss that deeply affected Mr Hill. After prison, he married Courtney Kennedy, daughter ...
