The iras southern command, located in the republic of ireland, consists of a dublin brigade and a number of smaller units in rural areas. A senior south armagh republican nicknamed the surgeon has been arrested in an. Detectives arrest the surgeon in connection with iras probe into killing of robert mccartney. South armagh ira rocked as oc is outed as a tout independent. Secondly, they were not necessarily obvious at the time. The man, who has the official title of officer commanding south armagh brigade of the provisional ira, is also a member of the northern command, the ruling body which effectively ran the.
This field manual fm outlines the responsibilities of the division and brigade surgeons and their staffs for the heavy conservative divisions digitized. John moorehead graduated from the queens university of belfast medical school in 1978. The bulk of the 1st battalion of the iras south armagh brigade has resigned and is supporting those challenging the leadership. It was organised into two battalions, one around jonesborough and another around crossmaglen. Why has the south armagh brigade been consistently more effective than the ira in any other area. Leaks naming sean hughes as an informant designed to.
Mr traynor was now considered to be the number one on the ira hit list, he said, because he had talked the leadership in south armagh into a situation which saw the brutal and savage murder of. This report in the sunday independent appears to jigsaw identify sean the surgeon hughes as the alleged informer. Craigavon area hospital belfast health and social care trust. Although such phases can be identified with hindsight, it is important to note three things. His surgical training was carried out in northern ireland and hong kong.
Firstly, those periods were not definite stages in a campaign plan. A member of the south armagh brigade, keller cut in. A senior south armagh republican nicknamed the surgeon has been arrested in an investigation linked to the 2005 murder of robert mccartney. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 292k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Detectives arrest the surgeon in connection with iras. Mr garth beattie mr garth colin beattie mbchb comm frcs gen msc general surgery. The south armagh brigade of the provisional irish republican army ira operated during the troubles in south county armagh.
The man, who has the official title of officer commanding south armagh brigade of the provisional ira, is also a member of the northern. The sunday independent yesterday reported that a british informant had been outed in south armagh. The finger was pointed, reputedly by security forces, at the oc of the south armagh brigade. The ira and south armagh reprint by toby harnden isbn. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. By the 1990s, the south armagh brigade was thought to consist of about 40 members, roughly half of them living south of the border. The assets frozen include eight houses in south armagh, an apartment in south belfast, the proceeds of the sale of three other houses in south armagh and a number of bank accounts.
Watch sinn feins bizarre strictly fundraiser promo. The bulk of the 1st battalion of the iras south armagh brigade has resigned and is supporting those challenging the leadership, a spokesman for other ira dissidents has claimed. Four broad phases can be identified in operation banner. Ireland army community hospital, hospital in fort knox, ky. Find information about ireland army community hospital in fort knox, ky. The exception to this reorganisation was the south armagh brigade, which retained its traditional hierarchy and battalion structure and used relatively large numbers of volunteers in its actions. The agency has also taken control of assets belonging to 10 other people in the south armagh area, including hughes, annette.
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