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The Guildford Four and Maguire Seven were two groups of people, mostly Irish, who were wrongly convicted in English courts in 1975 and 1976 for the Guildford pub bombings of 5 October 1974, [1] and the Woolwich pub bombing of 7 November 1974. All the convictions were eventually quashed after long campaigns for justice, and the cases, along with ...
Mar 1, 2020 · In The Name of The Father, a film based on the story of the Guildford Four, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Conlon, was up for a string of nominations. Bored with the ceremony, Conlon and friends ...
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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
Jun 21, 2014 · Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four dies aged 60. 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 ...
Oct 19, 2021 · Gerry’s father, Giuseppe Conlon, travelled from Belfast to London to help his son get proper legal representation. He was arrested, along with a further six family members known as the ‘Maguire Seven’, all seven being charged with being the bomb makers of the explosives used in the Guildford bombings.
Oct 20, 2019 · The other member of the Guildford Four, Carole Richardson, died of cancer aged 55. Advertisement Although the four received compensation, none of them were given emotional or practical support ...
Jun 22, 2014 · Conlon, who was from the Lower Falls area of Belfast, watched his father Giuseppe die in prison as one of the so-called Maguire Seven, which also included Conlon's aunt Annie. They were arrested...
