Joe McAndrew

Joe McAndrew is a character in the 1993 film 'In the Name of the Father'. He is played by Irish actor/singer Don McAndrew.

Biography
Joe McAndrew is a member of the IRA, and was the culprit of the Guildford pub bombings of 1974. The British authorities arrested Gerry Conlon, an Northern Irish man who happened to be in London at the time of the bombing. Three other people are arrested, who would become known as the Guildford four. The police tortured them, and forced them to confess, and later members of Gerry's family are also arrested. The Guildford Four are convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

A few years later, Joe McAndrew is arrested for causing other bombings in England.