Conlon haunted by ordeal after release from prison

Freed after spending 14 years behind bars after he was wrongly convicted of the 1974 IRA Guildford pub bombing, the ordeal never left Gerry Conlon.

In 2009, he wrote about the personal and emotional battles he suffered as a result of his incarceration and fight for freedom.

He suffered two breakdowns, attempted suicide, and became addicted to drugs and alcohol following his release. He also began enduring nightmares only after securing freedom. “The ordeal has never left me,” he said.