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Former IRA member turned solicitor to be quizzed over 1974 Birmingham pub bombings

Summary

Kieran Conway, a former IRA member who served over twenty years and now works as a solicitor in Dublin, has agreed to be interviewed by the Special Detective Unit (SDU) as part of a new British police investigation into the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings that killed 21 people. Conway's book, "Southside Provisional," claims he was told about the bombings by IRA Chief of Staff Daithi O'Conaill (Dave O'Connell). The SDU will ask questions prepared by Birmingham police, focusing on Conway's accounts of the bombings and the IRA's alleged warning system failures. Conway, who joined the IRA in 1970 and left in 1993, has expressed personal shame over the attacks and stated that he believed the IRA had deliberately targeted civilians. The investigation is part of a mutual assistance programme between the Gardai and British police forces. The Birmingham Six, six Irishmen convicted and later cleared of the bombings, were released after fifteen years in prison.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Former IRA member turned solicitor to be quizzed over 1974 Birmingham pub bombings. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• November 1974 Incident
• 2016-01-21 Publication

Places mentioned

Topics

Pubs And Nightclubs Stage Hearing Or Decision

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