After years of campaigning against a miscarriage of justice, the four were freed at the Old Bailey in 1989. In the Name of the Son opens at Belfast Lyric theatre on 17 March and will also be staged later this year at the Edinburgh festival.
How true is the film In the Name of the Father?
The film is based on Conlon’s autobiography, Proved Innocent, and in its general thrust is factual – although the director, Jim Sheridan, cheerfully explained to the London Daily Telegraph last month how he changed facts, characters and dates to suit his fictional purposes.
Where is Carol Richardson now?
Richardson died of cancer in 2013 at the age of 55.
Where is Carole Richardson now?
Is Gerry Conlon alive?
Deceased (1954–2014)
Gerry Conlon/Living or Deceased
Was Joe McAndrew real?
“Joe McAndrew”, the I.R.A. man who befriends Gerry Conlon in prison, was entirely fictional. Gerry and Giuseppe Conlon were in different prisons for most of their sentences.
Why did Day-Lewis spend three days in jail?
To gain an insight into Conlon’s thoughts and feelings at the time, Day-Lewis also spent three days and nights in a jail cell.
Who carried out the Guildford bombings?
Two IRA men admitted responsibility for the explosions in 1976 but no-one else was charged after the Guildford Four were freed.
What happened to the Guildford Four?
The Guildford Four were released in October 1989 after the Avon and Somerset police had discovered evidence which showed that, as the Lord Chief Justice was to state at the hearing of the appeal when the convictions were quashed, ‘the police must have lied’. That evidence was never shown to the Guildford Four.
Was there any evidence linking the Guildford Four to the Maguire Seven?
In fact, there was no evidence to link the Maguire Seven to the Guildford Four apart from a family connection. The Guildford Four were convicted solely on the basis of their (coerced and false) confessions there being no other evidence available on which to convict them.
Who were the defendants in the Guildford pub bombings?
They were: Defendant Age at time of trial Convicted of Paul Michael Hill 21 Guildford pub bombings Woolwich bombing Gerard “Gerry” Conlon 21 Guildford pub bombings Patrick “Paddy” Armstrong 25 Guildford pub bombings Woolwich bombing Carole Richardson 17 Guildford pub bombings
Did the Guildford Four Fit the bill of IRA involvement?
The Guildford Four did not “fit the bill” of IRA involvement according to the way they lived. Paddy Armstrong and Carole Richardson, an Englishwoman, lived in a squat and were involved with drugs and petty crime.
