Pearse McAuley

Pearse McAuley
Born1964/1965[citation needed]
Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland[citation needed]
Diedc. 18 March 2024 (aged 59)
Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Spouse(s)Pauline Tully
Children2

Pearse McAuley (1964/1965[citation needed] – c. 18 March 2024) was a Provisional IRA member, who escaped from Brixton Prison in London on 7 July 1991 along with his cellmate Nessan Quinlivan, while awaiting trial on charges relating to a suspected plot to assassinate former brewery company chairman, Sir Charles Tidbury.[1]

McAuley fled to Ireland, where he was granted bail while contesting extradition to Britain.

  1. ^ "2 Irishmen Shoot Their Way Out of a Prison in London - New York Times". The New York Times. 8 July 1991. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2017.