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Guiseppe Conlon
'Ahern to Ask Blair for
Guildford Four Apology'
By Senan
Hogan, PA, January 27, 2005
Irish premier Bertie Ahern
is to ask Prime Minister Tony Blair next week to apologise to
the family of a member of the wrongfully-convicted Guildford
Four, it was claimed tonight.
The miscarriage of justice
against Gerry Conlon and his late father Guiseppe featured in
the 1993 Oscar-nominated movie In The Name Of The Father directed
by Jim Sheridan.
Mr Conlon and his mother Sarah
met Mr Ahern in Dublin today in his campaign for an British apology
along with Mr Sheridan and SDLP leader Mark Durkan.
Mr Durkan said afterwards that
Mr Ahern assured the delegation that he would raise the issue
with Mr Blair at Downing Street on Tuesday.
Mr Durkan added: "I believe
Mr Blair is well-intentioned on the issue and will understand
why the Conlon family needs closure for once and for all."
Mr Conlon said that Mr Blair
was the first premier with the strength of character to issue
a public apology.
"Thirty-one years is a
long time to suffer and my mother is getting on in years. Who
knows how long she has left?" he said.
"She's heartbroken. We're
all heartbroken. We need this to stop."
Mother Sarah said: "A
public apology would mean the world to me. Guiseppe went to jail
as an IRA bomber and died in jail with people thinking he was
an IRA bomber."
Four soldiers and a civilian
were killed when the IRA planted a bomb in the Horse and Groom
pub in Guildford, Surrey, in October 1974.
In October 1989 the Court of
Appeal quashed the sentences of the Guildford Four after doubts
were raised about the police evidence.
Guiseppe was arrested along
with members of Annie Maguire's family after they were allegedly
identified as being involved in the bomb plot in confessions
extracted by the police.
Guiseppe, who had a history
of bronchial problems, died in prison while serving his sentence
in January 1980.
Mr Sheridan, who signed a petition
in the campaign, said that Mr Ahern was "emotionally moved"
by the pleas of the Conlons during the 30-minute meeting at Government
Buildings.
He added: "Guiseppe represented
somebody that was fundamentally decent and good.
Mr Sheridan said he felt that
the families of the victims of the Guildford bombs would also
agree that Mr Blair should issue a public apology.
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