- Gerry Adams welcomed the discontinuance of a High Court damages claim brought against him by three victims of Provisional IRA bombings, stating the case "should never have been brought".
- The victims, affected by the 1973 Old Bailey bombing and 1996 London Docklands and Arndale bombings, had sought £1 in damages, alleging Adams was a leading member of the Provisional IRA at the time.
- During the two-week trial in London, Adams categorically denied any involvement in the bombings or membership of the Provisional IRA.
- On the final day, lawyers for the victims announced the claim was "discontinued" with "no order as to costs", a development linked to arguments that the case constituted an "abuse of process".
- Adams thanked supporters and reaffirmed his commitment to the Republican cause and a peaceful, new Ireland facilitated by the Good Friday Agreement.
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