Brian Keenan (Irish republican)

For other people with the same name, see Brian Keenan (disambiguation).

Brian Keenan
Chief of Staff of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
Preceded byThomas "Slab" Murphy
Succeeded byUnknown
Personal details
Born(1941-07-17)July 17, 1941
Draperstown, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
DiedMay 8, 2008(2008-05-08) (aged 66)
Cullyhanna, South Armagh
Cause of deathCancer
NationalityIrish
Military service
Branch/serviceProvisional Irish Republican Army
Battles/warsThe Troubles

Brian Paschal Keenan[1] (17 July 1941[1][2][3] – 21 May 2008[4]) was a member of the Army Council of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who received an 18-year prison sentence in 1980 for conspiring to cause explosions, and played a key role in the Northern Ireland peace process.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b Maume, Patrick (2014)."Keenan, Brian Paschal". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ^ Bishop, Patrick & Mallie, Eamonn (1987). The Provisional IRA. Corgi Books. pp. 304–305. ISBN 0-552-13337-X.
  3. ^ Moloney, Ed (2002). A Secret History of the IRA. Penguin Books. pp. 136–138. ISBN 0-14-101041-X.
  4. ^ "The Daily Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. London. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
  5. ^ "Sinn Féin defends IRA comments". BBC. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
  6. ^ Christenson, Ron (1991). Political Trials in History: From Antiquity to the Present. Transaction Publishers. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-88738-406-6.