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I visited the grave of Volunteer Paddy Kelly in Killenard, County Laois this afternoon to pay my respects.

He was convicted in 1993 of conspiracy to cause explosions after a 3.2 tonne lorry bomb was discovered in England.

He suffered from skin cancer and the British authorities refused him treatment in prison in England. He was eventually transferred to Portlaoise where he received treatment but it was too late. He died on on 11 June 1997 aged 45 years.

The Irish Republican Digital Archive holds almost 100 issues of the Starry Plough, beginning with the first issue in 1975 and continuing into the 2000s. This represents the most comprehensive publicly accessible digital collection of the publication and is among the most visited sections of the archive.

https://republicanarchive.com/2024/09/15/the-starry-plough/

Download the full paper at

https://republicanarchive.com/2025/08/28/nov-aprn-1987-1997-misc/

Date unknown but possibly 1976

The photos first appeared in the February 1994 issue of Saoirse and the Irish Press. It marked the emergence of the Continuity IRA.

Every issue of An Phoblacht/Republican News from that year can be downloaded for free at the link below.

https://republicanarchive.com/2026/02/12/ap-rn-1979-1982/

Description of the photo comes from the 15 March 1978 issue of An Phoblacht.

The footage is from the 1970s and the voiceover from Dáithí Ó Conaill is from slightly later.

Some pictures I took in Dublin in 2013. Limerick wasn't the only place that had loonies! Description of the group from Wikipedia below.

Irish Republican Voice was a political group founded by dissident republicans. The group was believed to be the political wing of the group Saoirse na hEireann (itself an RIRA splinter group). The IRV denied this though they said they recognise it as the only legitimate army. Members included prominent dissident republicans such as Paul Stewart and James McDonagh.

The group was formed in the summer of 2013 by ex-associates of murdered RIRA leader Alan Ryan.

On 5 February 2014, midnight the IRV ceased operations and disbanded. Sources say the group was forced to disband by other republicans but leader James McDonagh denied this saying they stood down “for Irish republican unity”.