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| Saor Éire | |
|---|---|
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| Founders | Peter Graham Frank Keane Liam Walsh Joe Dillon Martin Casey Maureen Keegan |
| Foundation | 1967 |
| Dissolved | 1975 |
| Split from | Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army |
| Ideology | Trotskyism Irish Republicanism |
| Opponents | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Official Irish Republican Army (Sometimes) |
| Battles and wars | The Troubles |
Saor Éire was an Irish Republican Trotskyist militant and political organization that existed from 1967-1975. It mostly operated in the Republic of Ireland and carried out several armed actions including bank robberies.
History[edit | edit source]
Saor Éire was founded by Communist former members of the Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army in 1967. They robbed banks and attacked occupation and collaborator political targets.[1]
In 1970 Richard Fallon, a Republic of Ireland Garda officer, was killed in one of these robberies, leading to the prosecution of Saor Éire members.[2]
In 1971 key figure Peter Graham was killed during a period of internal feuding. This began the decline of the organization.[1]
In 1973 leading members of the group in prison publicly resigned from the group in protest of its actions.[1]
In 1975 Larry White, a leading member of Saor Éire, was assassinated by the Official Irish Republican Army. The same year the organization dissolved completely.[3][1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Saor Éire [1967"]. Irish Left Archive.
- ↑ Sean Matgamna (2010-11-21). "Left Wing Urban Guerrillas in Ireland: the Irish National Liberation Army's Bloody Feud and the Saor Eire episode" Workers' Liberty.
- ↑ "Index of Deaths-1975". CAIN.