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IRELAND: Guildford Four lawyer Gareth Peirce gets Irish honour

06 December 2015

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"British solicitor and human rights activist Gareth Peirce is among 10 people who have received the Presidential Distinguished Service Award.

Ms Peirce and the others were honoured at a reception hosted by President Michael D Higgins in Áras an Uachtaráin and attended by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan and Minister for the Diaspora Jimmy Deenihan.

Ms Peirce came to prominence with her successful defence of the Guildford Four, who were acquitted and released from jail in 1989. They had served 14 years in prison for the 1974 Guildford pub bombings."

See the article: Guildford Four lawyer Gareth Peirce gets Irish honour (Irish Times, link)

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