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Conviction quashed by Court of Appeal on 19 October 1989 [2] Gerard Patrick " Gerry " Conlon (1 March 1954 – 21 June 2014) was a Northern Irish man known for being one of the Guildford Four who spent 15 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of being a Provisional IRA bomber.
- Gerard Conlon, 1 March 1954, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Convicted on 22 October 1975 and sentenced to life imprisonment
- Guildford pub bombings on 5 October 1974
- Conviction quashed by Court of Appeal on 19 October 1989
Aug 11, 2023 · Gerry Conlon in Belfast in 2013. When I later learned of Gerry's death I took all those clips and started editing them like a documentary. I composed some music on the piano and reconstructed his ...
Aug 14, 2023 · After Gerry Conlon’s IRA bombing conviction was overturned by the court of appeal in London, in 1989, he was encouraged to return to his cell while a taxi was arranged. He wasn’t having it, he ...
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Aug 20, 2023 · Lorenzo Moscia’s In The Name of Gerry Conlon (RTÉ One, Monday, 9.35pm) was a definitive riposte to any such doubts. It was an incredibly powerful, emotionally devastating film about the ...
Jun 21, 2014 · Giuseppe Conlon died in prison in 1980, still protesting his innocence, and never saw his son freed. In June 1991, Giuseppe's sentence was posthumously overturned by the court of appeal along with ...
Jun 23, 2014 · PA. Gerry Conlon, wrongly jailed for a 1975 IRA bombing in which he had no part, died on June 21 at the age of 60. The case of the Guildford Four remains one the most famous miscarriage of justice ...
Jun 23, 2014 · The film, directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Mr. Conlon and Pete Postlethwaite as his father, was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including best picture, best actor (Mr ...
