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Seamus McGrane

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Seamus McGrane (died 25 May 2019) was an Irish dissident republican and leader of the Real Irish Republican Army.[1]

In 2017, McGrane was sentenced to 11 and a half years in prison for directing terrorism and being a member of an illegal organisation. McGrane had planned a bomb attack in 2015 during Prince Charles' visit to Ireland.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Seamus McGrane: Real IRA leader dies in prison". BBC News. May 25, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Prince Charles bomb plot: Real IRA leader jailed". BBC News. December 7, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2019.