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Criminal status. Conviction quashed by Court of Appeal on 19 October 1989 [2] Gerard Patrick " Gerry " Conlon (1 March 1954 – 21 June 2014) was an 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 14, 2023 · Ed Power. Mon Aug 14 2023 - 22:45. 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...
Jun 21, 2014 · Gerry Conlon was released from prison on 19 th October 1989 after serving 15 years as an innocent man. In November 1974, the then 20-year-old was arrested in Belfast for his supposed part in the IRA pub bombings in Guildford, which killed five people and injured 65. Conlon had never been to Guildford.
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Dec 29, 2017 · Guildford Four member Gerry Conlon wrote to the Irish government describing his "living hell" in prison, declassified documents have shown. A letter written by Mr Conlon 12 years into his...
Jun 23, 2014 · 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...
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Jun 21, 2014 · Press Association. Sat 21 Jun 2014 12.08 EDT. Gerry Conlon and the Guildford Four were convicted at the height of Northern Ireland's Troubles, after the IRA carried out a UK mainland bombing ...
Aug 18, 2023 · The sister of wrongly-jailed Gerry Conlon is to sue Surrey Police and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) amid claims he was tortured. Bridie Brennan is suing the forces for...
