Bomb victims cannot sue Provisional IRA but Gerry Adams legal action continues

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams (Liam McBurney/PA)

The Provisional IRA (PIRA) cannot be sued for compensation by bombing victims, but legal action against former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams will continue, a High Court judge has said.

Three men injured by UK mainland bombings in the 1970s and 1990s wanted to bring claims against the PIRA and Mr Adams as its “representative”, for just £1 in damages for “vindicatory purposes”.