Jump to content

Brian Gillen: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead. #IABot (v1.6.1) (Balon Greyjoy)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Brian "Ginger" Gillen''' (born 1956/1957)<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/profiles-brian-gillen-bobby-storey-and-eddie-copeland-1.2346180 Gillen age given as 58 as of 8 September 2015], irishtimes.com; accessed 24 September 2015.</ref> was alleged to be a [[Volunteer (Irish republican)|volunteer]] in the [[Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade|Belfast Brigade]] of the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]], and, later, named to the [[IRA Army Council]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/Northern_Ireland/Story/0,2763,953942,00.html Guardian article]</ref><ref>[http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=167912003 Sinn Fein leaders ordered to court], scotsman.com; accessed 24 September 2015.</ref> His solicitor was [[Pat Finucane (solicitor)|Patrick Finucane]], who was shot dead by loyalists in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|title=Collusion - Transcript of BBC Panorama programme|url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/collusion/docs/panorama190602.htm|publisher=[[CAIN]]|date=19 July 2002|accessdate=25 September 2007}}</ref>
'''Brian "Ginger" Gillen''' (born 1956/1957)<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/profiles-brian-gillen-bobby-storey-and-eddie-copeland-1.2346180 Gillen age given as 58 as of 8 September 2015], irishtimes.com; accessed 24 September 2015.</ref> was alleged to be a [[Volunteer (Irish republican)|volunteer]] in the [[Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade|Belfast Brigade]] of the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]], and, later, named to the [[IRA Army Council]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/Northern_Ireland/Story/0,2763,953942,00.html Guardian article]</ref><ref>[http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=167912003 Sinn Fein leaders ordered to court] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060109185020/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=167912003 |date=2006-01-09 }}, scotsman.com; accessed 24 September 2015.</ref> His solicitor was [[Pat Finucane (solicitor)|Patrick Finucane]], who was shot dead by loyalists in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|title=Collusion - Transcript of BBC Panorama programme|url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/collusion/docs/panorama190602.htm|publisher=[[CAIN]]|date=19 July 2002|accessdate=25 September 2007}}</ref>


In 1995 Gillen, as [[Officer Commanding]] of the IRA's Belfast Brigade, was a member of the IRA Executive and was critical of the strategy employed by [[Gerry Adams]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Moloney|first=Ed|authorlink=Ed Moloney|title=A Secret History of the IRA|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|year=2002|pages=438–439|isbn=0-14-101041-X}}</ref> In 1997, he was elected to the Army Council with the backing of Adams, after he backed the leadership over [[dissident republicans]] who wished to steer the IRA in a more hardline direction.<ref>''A Secret History of the IRA'', pp. 477-479.<!--ISBN needed--></ref>
In 1995 Gillen, as [[Officer Commanding]] of the IRA's Belfast Brigade, was a member of the IRA Executive and was critical of the strategy employed by [[Gerry Adams]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Moloney|first=Ed|authorlink=Ed Moloney|title=A Secret History of the IRA|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|year=2002|pages=438–439|isbn=0-14-101041-X}}</ref> In 1997, he was elected to the Army Council with the backing of Adams, after he backed the leadership over [[dissident republicans]] who wished to steer the IRA in a more hardline direction.<ref>''A Secret History of the IRA'', pp. 477-479.<!--ISBN needed--></ref>

Revision as of 02:24, 8 December 2017

Brian "Ginger" Gillen (born 1956/1957)[1] was alleged to be a volunteer in the Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and, later, named to the IRA Army Council.[2][3] His solicitor was Patrick Finucane, who was shot dead by loyalists in 1989.[4]

In 1995 Gillen, as Officer Commanding of the IRA's Belfast Brigade, was a member of the IRA Executive and was critical of the strategy employed by Gerry Adams.[5] In 1997, he was elected to the Army Council with the backing of Adams, after he backed the leadership over dissident republicans who wished to steer the IRA in a more hardline direction.[6]

In 2000, Gillen, along with Adams, Martin McGuinness, Pat Doherty and Brian Keenan were issued with a subpoena, in order to appear at Northern Ireland High Court as part of a civil action which was taken by relatives of the 29 Omagh bombing victims.[7]

References

  1. ^ Gillen age given as 58 as of 8 September 2015, irishtimes.com; accessed 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ Guardian article
  3. ^ Sinn Fein leaders ordered to court Archived 2006-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, scotsman.com; accessed 24 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Collusion - Transcript of BBC Panorama programme". CAIN. 19 July 2002. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
  5. ^ Moloney, Ed (2002). A Secret History of the IRA. Penguin Books. pp. 438–439. ISBN 0-14-101041-X.
  6. ^ A Secret History of the IRA, pp. 477-479.
  7. ^ Adams is subpoenaed by Omagh relatives to appear at civil action, irishtimes.com; accessed 24 September 2015.
Stub icon

This biographical article related to a paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brian_Gillen&oldid=814315859"