The Irish gunrunners of Philadelphia who ferried rifles to the I.R.A.
By 1972, Cahalane was also one of the Irish Republican Army’s most successful international gunrunners, ferrying rifles and bullets from Philadelphia and its suburbs to arm guerilla fighters in ...
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Philly gun smugglers helped the Irish Republican Army during the Troubles. A new book uncovers their operation.
The Next One Is For You' by Berks County native Ali Watkins traces a conspiracy to send weapons to paramilitaries in Ireland.
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The Americans Who Ran Guns for the I.R.A.
The guns triggered a “ballistic escalation ... the Good Friday agreement that ended the fighting. By the time the Troubles ended, more than 3,500 people had been killed — a significant ...