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On 19 March 1988, the British Army corporals Derek Wood and David Howes [1] were killed by the Provisional IRA in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in what became known as the corporals killings. Wearing civilian clothes, both armed with Browning Hi-Power pistols and in a civilian car, the soldiers drove into the funeral procession of an IRA member ...
Disease-related deaths in Northern Ireland (4 C) E. People executed by Northern Ireland (2 P) F. Deaths by firearm in Northern Ireland (159 P) M.
Lyra Catherine McKee (/ ˈ l ɪər ə m ə ˈ k iː / [1] 31 March 1990 – 18 April 2019) [2] was a journalist from Northern Ireland who wrote for several publications about the consequences of the Troubles. She also served as an editor for Mediagazer, a news aggregator website.
Margaret Perry was a 26-year-old woman from Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland who was abducted on 21 June 1991. [1] After a tip from the IRA, her body was found buried across the border in a field in Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland, on 30 June 1992. [2] She had been beaten to death. Her murder has never been solved. [3]
28 December – Patrick Walsh, 92, Northern Irish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Down and Connor (1991–2008). [385] 29 December – Kurtis Chapman, 26, English professional wrestler. [386] (death announced on this date) 30 December Bryan Ansell, 68, British role-playing game designer (Warhammer 40,000). [387]
Representatives of other groups from all sides of the constitutional issue in Northern Ireland also condemned the killings. [11] The then Chelsea F.C. chairman, Ken Bates, offered a £100,000 reward for information leading to a conviction for the attackers. [12] Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern attended a memorial mass in Dublin for the children. [13]
On 10 March there was a one-minute silence in the Northern Ireland Assembly. [3] Prime Minister Gordon Brown stated that "These are murderers who are trying to distort, disrupt and destroy a political process that is working for the people of Northern Ireland," Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde called it a "sad day" and said the gunmen were ...
Catherine and Gerard Mahon were a husband and wife [1] who lived in Twinbrook, Belfast. [2] Gerard, aged twenty-eight, was a mechanic; Catherine, was twenty-seven. [3] They were killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 8 September 1985, [4] the IRA alleging they were informers.