Colombia Three will not hinder peace, says Adams

The re-emergence of the Colombia Three in Ireland will not cause a crisis in the Northern Ireland peace process, it was claimed today.

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams said he was "delighted" Jim Monaghan, Niall Connolly and Martin McCauley were back in the country – eight months after a Colombian appeals court sentenced them to 17 years in jail for training FARC guerillas.