That was the year that was . . . 1989
Release of Guildford Four, fall of Berlin Wall and Ireland qualifying for World Cup for the first time among highlights
British government feared ‘tabloid scandal’ if it released Birmingham Six
State papers: The six Irishmen were jailed for life in 1975 after being wrongfully convicted of the murders of 21 people in IRA bomb attacks on two pubs
Paul Hill's letters burn with the righteousness of a man jailed for crimes he did not commit
30 years after he was imprisoned for the Guildford bombings, a new film tells his story
Guildford pub bombings inquest to resume, coroner rules
Paddy Armstrong welcomes news over inqeust into 1974 IRA bomb that killed five
Gerry Conlon wrote to Haughey asking him to intervene in his case
Then taoiseach Haughey went on to raise the issue of the Guildford Four throughout 1988
Life after a life sentence: I’m 39 and scared of everyone
Paddy Armstrong of the Guildford Four describes his bewildering experience of ‘freedom’ after 15 years in jail, in an exclusive extract from his new autobiography
‘In the end Gerry Conlon won - the victory was his’
Large crowd attends funeral of man wrongly convicted of the 1974 Guildford pub bombing
Taoiseach calls on SF leader to use IRA contacts to reveal Guilford bombers
Gerry Adams insists ‘republicans did admit their involvement’ in 1975
Gerry Conlon ‘is finally released,’ says Paul Hill
Guildford Four man felt ‘mixed emotions’ on hearing of his co-accused’s death
Guildford Four’s Gerry Conlon dies in Belfast
Belfast man spent 15 years in jail in Britain for a crime he did not commit
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