Dominic McGlinchey (1954 – 10 February 1994) was an Irish republican paramilitary with the Irish National Liberation Army. He was dubbed "Mad Dog" by the press, but he personally disliked the name. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Irish Republicanism is an ideology based on the Irish nationalist belief that all of Ireland should be a united independent republic. ... The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) is an Irish republican paramilitary organization which was formed on December 8, 1974. ...

Internment and First Active Service

McGlinchey was born in a County Londonderry family with a strong Irish Republican background. ^[1]In August 1971, at the age of 17, he was interned without charge for ten months in the prison camps of Ballykelly and Long Kesh. After his release, he was imprisoned again in 1973 on arms charges . Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Derry Area: 2,074 km² Population (est. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (Pronounced fee-na fall.) (English: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... The personnel gate to the main guard office. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

After his next release, he joined an independent Republican unit operating in the south of County Londonderry along with Ian Milne and future Provisional IRA hunger striker Francis Hughes (some members of the independent unit would later join the PIRA). Their activities led the Royal Ulster Constabulary to take the unusual step of issuing wanted posters ^[2]. Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Derry Area: 2,074 km² Population (est. ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) is a paramilitary group which aimed, through the use of violence, to achieve three goals: (i) British withdrawal from Ireland, (ii) the political unification of Ireland through the merger of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland , and (iii) the creation of an all... A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt or to achieve a goal such as a policy change. ... Francis Hughes was an Official IRA, and later, Provisional IRA guerrilla who participated in dozens of attacks on British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary targets. ... The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was name of the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001. ...

Marriage and Children

In the midst of his paramilitary career, he married Mary McNeill on 5 July 1975. The couple would have three children: Declan, Dominic, and Mháire (who died as an infant resulting from meningitis). Mary herself would later become a volunteer in the Irish National Liberation Army.^[3] Dominic Jr would also become a Republican activist.^[4][5] In October 2006 Declan McGlinchey was remanded in custody at Londonderry Magistrates Court on explosives charges. The charges are connected to the discovery of a bomb in Bellaghy in July.^[6] July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) is an Irish republican paramilitary organization which was formed on December 8, 1974. ...

INLA Career

McGlinchey was arrested by the Gardaí in 1977 and charged with hijacking a police vehicle, threatening a police officer with a gun, and resisting arrest. While serving time in Portlaoise Prison, he clashed with the PIRA leadership and ceased his affiliation with that organisation. A member of the motorcycle unit of the Garda Síochána. ... A Carjacking scene from the film Reservoir Dogs. ... Portlaoise Prison is a maximum security prison located in Portlaoise, Co. ...

He joined the INLA in 1982 as Operations Officer for South Derry and within six months became Chief of Staff. He made an immediate impact, putting an end to dissention within the organisation and building the organisation up throughout the country. The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) is an Irish republican paramilitary organization which was formed on December 8, 1974. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The chief of staff is the chief aide to the commander of larger military formations and units. ...

Actions carried out during this period included the bombing of the Mount Gabriel radar station in Co. Cork, which McGlinchey claimed was providing help to NATO in violation of Irish neutrality; the killing of 17 people (11 RUC members and 6 civilians) by bombing the Droppin' Well Pub; and numerous other attacks on British military personnel, RUC personnel, and loyalist paramilitary figures. The Ballykelly disco bombing occurred on December 6, 1982 when a small bomb killed seventeen people in the Droppin Well disco and bar in the Northern Irish town of Ballykelly. ... The acronym RUC may refer to any of the following: Rádio Universidade de Coimbra Rapid Update Cycle Recordings Under Construction Roskilde University (Roskilde Universitetscenter) Royal Ulster Constabulary Renmin Univisity of China,P.R.C This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... In general, a loyalist is an individual who is loyal to the powers that be or The Establishment. ...

McGlinchey was arrested on St. Patrick's Day, 1984, at Ralahine, Newmarket-on-Fergus in Co. Clare, and was extradited to Northern Ireland the same night. He was found guilty of murder and given a life sentence. In October 1985, the Belfast Appeals Court overturned the conviction on the grounds of insufficient evidence and McGlinchey was returned to the Irish Republic where he was sentenced to ten years in Portlaoise prison on firearms charges. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Newmarket-on-Fergus (Irish: Cora Chaitlín) is a village in County Clare, Ireland. ... Motto: [citation needed] (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, NI Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...

While he was in prison, his wife, Mary, was murdered on 31 January 1987 by other INLA members. Mary McGlinchey has also been named as an INLA member [2]. McGlinchey was not allowed to attend her funeral as he was imprisoned in the Irish Republic on a weapons charge. January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After his release from prison in March of 1993, he began investigating claims that the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force was involved in money laundering with Irish criminals. In June of that year, he survived an assassination attempt made by UVF member Billy Wright. The Ulster Volunteer Force (more commonly referred to as the UVF) is a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. ... Billy Wright (July 7, 1960 – December 27, 1997) was a Northern Irish terrorist, a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and leader of the extremist Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF). ...

Death

On 10 February 1994, McGlinchey was making a call from a phone box in Drogheda when two men got out of a vehicle and proceeded to shoot him fourteen times. No-one has ever been charged with his murder and it is not known which group, whether Loyalist, Republican, state security service or criminal carried out the assassination.^[7] After his death INLA activity decreased and its organisational capability was nearly eliminated. February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

References

1. ^ Coogan, Tim Pat, IRA, The
2. ^ Dr. William McCrea in Commons Debate Hansard, 26 Apr 2006
3. ^ Terrorism Knowledge Base-Dominic McGlinchey Accessed 2006-10-11
4. ^ Daily Ireland: Ex-INLA leader McGlinchey’s son denies ‘Provo-bashing’ forum Accessed 2006-10-11
5. ^ Dissident groups out to challenge SF Belfast Today 28 August 2006
6. ^ [1]
7. ^ http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/sutton/chron/1994.html University of Ulster's CAIN Project