Bobby Storey | |
|---|---|
 Storey in 2012 | |
| Birth name | Robert Storey |
| Born | 11 April 1956 Marrowbone, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 21 June 2020 (aged 64) Newcastle upon Tyne, England[1] |
| Cause of death | Unsuccessful lung transplant[2] |
| Buried | |
| Paramilitary | Provisional Irish Republican Army |
| Years of service | 1972–2000s |
| Rank | Director of Intelligence (alleged) |
| Unit | Belfast Brigade |
| Battles / wars | The Troubles |
Robert Storey (11 April 1956 – 21 June 2020)[3][4] was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Prior to an 18-year conviction for possessing a rifle, he also spent time on remand for a variety of charges and in total served 20 years in prison. He also played a key role in the Maze Prison escape, the biggest prison break in British penal history.[3][5]
- ^ "Body of leading IRA figure Bobby Storey returns home for funeral". belfasttelegraph. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
Mr Storey (64), who died in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- ^ "Body of leading IRA figure Bobby Storey returns home for funeral". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 26 June 2020. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ a b Bowyer Bell, J. (2017). The Dynamics of the Armed Struggle. London: Routledge. pp. 81–83. ISBN 978-0714644226.
- ^ Moriarty, Gerry (30 June 2020). "Bobby Storey: The IRA's planner and enforcer who stayed in the shadows". Irish Times. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Bowyer Bell, J. (1997). The Secret Army: The IRA. Piscataway, NJ: Transaction Publishers. p. 543. ISBN 1-56000-901-2.