Semtex cases of republicans most likely to be reviewed

THE British Crown Prosecution' Services has yet to reveal which IRA cases will be reviewed following the disclosure of forensic…

THE British Crown Prosecution' Services has yet to reveal which IRA cases will be reviewed following the disclosure of forensic contamination at a government laboratory in Britain. But late last night the Press Association reported that the cases most likely to be reviewed include

Robert Fryers (46) jailed in January 1995 for 25 years and Hugh Jack (37) jailed for 20 years after being found in possession of semtex at Scratchwood Services in July 1993.

Feilim O Hadhmaill (36) jailed for 25 years in November 1994 after he was observed unloading a car containing 37 lbs of Semtex and bomb making equipment from Belfast.

Gerard Mackin (33) and Derek Doherty (23) jailed in October 1994 for 25 years each for conspiring to cause an explosion after a week long bombing campaign which saw seven devices planted.

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Sean McNulty (26) jailed for 25 years in August 1994 for bombing oil and gas installations on Tyneside. Traces of Semtex were found inside his car and his footprints were discovered at the scene.

Jan Taylor (51) and Patrick Hayes (41) jailed for 30 years each in May 1994. Hayes was linked to two lorry bombs left at Tottenham Court Road and Canary Wharf in London each packed with more than a ton of explosive. The bombs did not go off.

Jimmy Canning (40) jailed for 30 years in February 1993 for a bombing campaign in London in the late 1980s and early 1990s from a bungalow in Northolt, Middlesex. His lover Audrey Lamb (63) was given three years for helping him.

Denies Kinsella jailed for 25 years his uncle Sean Kinsella jailed for 20 years and Pat McGlynn jailed for 35 years for the bomb attack on Warrington gas works in 1993. McGlynn and Denis Kinsella were also convicted of trying to murder a policeman after the attack, kidnapping a motorist as they made their getaway and possessing a gun.

Vincent Wood (33) a freight company worker, was eventually jailed for 17 years in 1995 after two trials. He stored 17.5 kg of Semtex at his east London home. A map pin pointing the prime minister's Huntingdon home was also discovered at the address.

Damian McComb (22) add Liam O'Dhuibhir (28) jailed in December 1990 for 30 years after they were caught uncovering an arms and explosive cache near a Pembrokeshire coastal path in west Wales.

Nicholas Mullen (42) jailed for 30 years in June 1990, for conspiring to cause explosions and aiding and abetting a crime under the Explosive Substances Act. He was linked to a bomb discovered in a Clapham flat, described as one of the biggest devices found in Britain.

Nessan Quinlivan (30) and Pearse McCauley (31) the two IRA suspects who escaped from Brixton jail in 1991 and who are now fighting extradition from the Republic. The pair were arrested after police found explosives and firearms in a car in Willesden, north London.

Patrick Kelly (41) jailed for 25 years in 1993 for conspiracy to cause an explosion at the Lord Mayor of London's annual parade. He was arrested soon after a lorry containing a three ton device was discovered by police. He is suffering from cancer and was transferred from Northern Ireland to Limerick Prison yesterday.

Pairac MacFhloinn jailed for 25 years for causing an explosion and attempting to murder a policeman, in connection with the Warrington gas works bombing.