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James 'Jim' Lynagh (Irish: Séamus Ó Laighneach; 13 April 1956 – 8 May 1987) was a member of the East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), from Monaghan Town in the Republic of Ireland, who was killed by British special forces whilst attacking an R.U.C. station in Northern Ireland.
6 de may. de 2023 · Former US Marine and IRA volunteer John Crawley said he believed Jim Lynagh and his unit would comfortably fit into the American Army.
10 de sept. de 2022 · He regarded as exceptions the East Tyrone IRA unit, led by Jim Lynagh who was killed in an SAS ambush during an IRA attack on Loughall RUC base in 1987, and the “tight as a drum” South Armagh IRA...
5 de abr. de 2020 · Jim Lynagh was the second Commander and was the man most sought after by the British and Irish security services. Among the younger members of the ASU were four young friends from the village of Cappagh who had joined the IRA after the death of one of their village friend, Martin Hurson, on hunger strike in 1981.
8 de may. de 2017 · A member of an IRA unit who survived a deadly SAS ambush at Loughgall which claimed the lives of eight republicans has broken his silence for the first time on the 30th anniversary. The...
16 de abr. de 2000 · The officer passed information and helped to clear roads for the IRA commander Jim Lynagh, who was shot dead by the SAS at Loughgall in 1987, according to the former Provo.
2 de ago. de 2019 · The memorial was dedicated to Jim Lynagh and Padraig McKearney who were killed during an SAS ambush at Loughgall in Co Armagh in 1987. Six other IRA members and a civilian also died in the...
