loughgall ambush documentary

The Loughgall ambush took place on 8 May 1987 in the village of Loughgall, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.An eight-man unit of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) launched an attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base in the village. Eight members of the IRA's so-called 'East Tyrone brigade' were shot dead by the SAS in a fierce gun battle at Loughgall on 8 May 1987. There are a number of important caveats to bear in mind when considering reports in the Irish & British media today – see here, here and here – that Fr. The wreckage of the mechanical digger and the van used by the IRA men at Loughgall. A typed note from one former IRA commander to another may shed light on a mystery surrounding the killing of eight IRA men and one civilian, shot by the SAS in 1987, in what subsequently became known as “The Loughgall Ambush”. The views and opinions expressed in this post / documentary are soley intended to educate and provide background information to those interested in the Troubles of Northern Ireland. Denis Faul, the Dungannon priest and human rights activist, had heard rumours, which he passed on to the Irish government, that Gerry Adams had set up the East Tyrone IRA unit to be wiped out by the SAS at the Loughgall ambush in May 1987. The Loughgall ambush took place on 8 May 1987 in the village of Loughgall, Northern Ireland.

They were killed as they approached the station with a …