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