Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape - Wikipedia
WEBThe Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape occurred on 31 October 1973 when three Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers escaped from Mountjoy Prison in Dublin, Ireland, by boarding a hijacked helicopter …
Man behind helicopter hijacking that airlifted IRA prisoners …
WEBSep 8, 2021 · The man behind an infamous helicopter hijacking which led to three IRA prisoners being airlifted to freedom from Mountjoy prison’s exercise yard has spoken publicly for the first time since the...
Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade - Wikipedia
WEBThe East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), also known as the Tyrone/Monaghan Brigade[1] was one of the most active republican paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland during "the Troubles".
3 I.R.A. Men Escape by Helicopter From Dublin Jail
WEBNov 1, 1973 · DUBLIN, Oct. 31— A hijacked helicopter airlifted three Irish Republican Army men to freedom from a prison exercise yard here today. The escape was carried out at Mountjoy jail close to the city...
Martina Anderson, the IRA and her Disappeared Victims
WEBMay 20, 2019 · Back in 1973 when I was 18 years old, he had pushed me into the arms of Kevin Mallon, the IRA Army Council’s Director of Operations in charge of the England campaign – and neither he nor Mallon cared whether I lived or died or, as it happened, got sentenced to life and 20 years thereafter.
Mountjoy Prison - Wikipedia
WEBOn 31 October 1973, it was the scene of a spectacular escape by a hijacked helicopter by three Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners, Kevin Mallon, Seamus Twomey and Joe B. O'Hagan. [4] By 2006, a 60-hectare site had been acquired for €30 million at Thornton Hall, Fingal, where a replacement for Mountjoy was to be constructed. The new ...
Portlaoise Prison 1973 to 1977 – Laois Local Studies
WEBNov 9, 2023 · Martin Mallon. The aforementioned Kevin Mallon had been one of the three men whose Mountjoy helicopter escape in October 1973 was one of the reasons for the concentration of paramilitary prisoners in Portlaoise.
New book lifts lid on IRA Mountjoy helicopter escape
WEBSep 21, 2021 · The escape of former IRA chief of staff Seamus Twomey, Tyrone man Kevin Mallon and JB O'Hagan from north Armagh, caused a country-wide sensation and considerable embarrassment to the Dublin ...
Officer honoured almost 40 years after risking his life
WEBNov 13, 2012 · A RETIRED garda who risked his life to arrest a notorious Provisional IRA leader nearly 40 years ago has finally been honoured for his bravery. Tyrone republican Kevin Mallon was one of a group...
Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape - Wikiwand articles
WEBBy October 1973 the IRA's command structure was seriously curbed, with Twomey and other senior republicans J. B. O'Hagan and Kevin Mallon all being held in Mountjoy Prison. [1] The IRA immediately began making plans to …
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