Patrick Magee (Irish republican)

"Brighton bomber" redirects here. For WWII bombers, see Brighton Blitz. For the Australian Rules Football team, see Brighton Bombers. For the actor of the same name, see Patrick Magee (actor).

Patrick Magee
Magee speaking in Belfast
Magee in 2014
Born
Patrick Joseph Magee

1951 (age 72–73)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Known forBrighton hotel bombing

Patrick Joseph Magee (born 1951)[1] is a former Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer who is best known for planting a bomb in the Brighton Grand Hotel targeting Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her Cabinet, which killed five people. He is often referred to as 'the Brighton bomber'.[2]

  1. ^ "Brighton bomb: Filming forgiveness". BBC News. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
  2. ^ Gilbert, Gerard (8 October 2024). "Patrick Magee tried to kill Margaret Thatcher – this documentary tells his story". inews.co.uk.