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1969: How the Troubles Started in Northern Ireland
The Troubles did not break out on a specific date, but it is generally agreed that they began in 1969. The seeds of the ...
RTE Online14d
Use of force in killing of IRA men 'not justified' – coroner
20 - were shot dead by the soldiers minutes after they had carried out a gun attack on Coalisland RUC station. The special forces opened fire as the men arrived at St Patrick’s Church car park ...
The News Letter14d
Clonoe: use of lethal force by SAS in killings of four IRA men 'not justified'
The special forces opened fire as the men arrived at St Patrick’s Church car park in Clonoe in a stolen lorry they had used in the police station attack. RUC officers at the scene of the SAS ...
The Argus14d
Use of force in killing of four IRA men ‘not justified’ – coroner
The lorry used to launch an attack on Coalisland RUC Station (PA) An inquest into the circumstances of the killings, which opened in 2023, found that up to 570 rounds were fired by the soldiers.
Norwich Evening News14d
Use of force in killing of four IRA men ‘not justified’ – coroner
Four Provisional IRA members – Kevin Barry O’Donnell, 21, Sean O’Farrell, 23, Peter Clancy, 19, and Daniel Vincent, 20 – were shot dead by the soldiers minutes after they had carried out a gun attack ...