Gerry Adams’ IRA Ties Exposed by Ex-British Army Commander

A former British army commander has testified in court that Gerry Adams, the former Sinn Féin leader, would have authorised IRA bombings due to the high-profile nature of the attacks.

Richard Kemp made the claims in the high court, where three victims of IRA bombings are suing Adams for symbolic damages of £1 each, alleging that he was a member of the IRA and sat on its army council.

In his written witness statement, Kemp said: "In respect of the PIRA bomb attacks carried out in England that I understand these proceedings relate to (being the Old Bailey bomb in 1973 and the Docklands and Manchester bombings in 1996), they would have all required signoff from the army council.

This very high-profile activity simply could not have been carried out without the council’s knowledge and approval. It is inconceivable, in my view and based on my knowledge of the PIRA and the intelligence I had access to, that Adams would not have been involved in this process and its ultimate authorisation."