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The implications of Gerry Adams’ arrest
Whether or not the Sinn Fein leader is charged over the case of a mother of ten abducted and murdered by the IRA in 1972, the implications could be far-reaching.
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Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has called on people who attacked his home with an explosive device to meet him and explain their motives. Mr Adams said two of his grandchildren were in his driveway just 10 minutes before last night’s attack.
The Prince of Wales and Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams shake hands and talk during a reception for the prince in the western Irish town of Galway.
A son of IRA murder victim Jean McConville says Gerry Adams threatened him with a “backlash” if he released the names of those he believed were responsible.
Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams criticises the timing of his arrest over the murder of Jean McConville and says he is “innocent of any involvement or conspiracy to abduct, kill or bury” the mother-of-ten.
Martin McGuinness repeats claims the arrest of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is politically motivated, accusing members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland of being against the peace process.
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is released from custody in Northern Ireland, after four days of questioning by police about the 1972 murder of mother-of-10 Jean McConville.
As the PSNI is granted more time to question the Sinn Fein leader about Jean McConville’s murder, Martin McGuinness says the party will “reflect” on its support for the service if Adams is charged.
Whether or not the Sinn Fein leader is charged over the case of a mother of ten abducted and murdered by the IRA in 1972, the implications could be far-reaching.
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of Belfast mother-of-10 Jean McConville in 1972, it is confirmed.
Gerry Conlon, who was wrongly convicted of the 1974 IRA Guildford pub bombing, dies aged 60, his family announces.
Northern Ireland’s First Minister Peter Robinson has accused Sinn Fein of attempting to blackmail the police over the arrest of Gerry Adams.
Gerry Adams spends a second night in police custody after his arrest by detectives investigating the notorious IRA murder of a Belfast mother-of-10.
Martin McGuiness says Gerry Adams is being deliberately targeted by those who are “maliciously and vehemently hostile to the peace process”, after the Sinn Fein leader is detained by police.
The arrest of Gerry Adams over Jean McConville’s death has put 1972 in the spotlight again. Channel 4 News speaks to author Susan McKay and revisits the worst year of the north of Ireland’s conflict.
The arrest of Gerry Adams brings the murder of Jean McConville into the spotlight over 40 years after her death. Channel 4 News looks at the killing which has cast a shadow over Sinn Fein’s leader.