Bobby Storey

Bobby Storey
Storey in 2012
Birth nameRobert Storey
Born(1956-04-11)11 April 1956
Marrowbone, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died21 June 2020(2020-06-21) (aged 64)
Newcastle upon Tyne, England[1]
Cause of deathUnsuccessful lung transplant[2]
Buried
ParamilitaryProvisional Irish Republican Army
Years of service1972–2000s
RankDirector of Intelligence (alleged)
UnitBelfast Brigade
Battles/warsThe 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]

  1. ^ "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
  2. ^ "Body of leading IRA figure Bobby Storey returns home for funeral". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 26 June 2020. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b Bowyer Bell, J. (2017). The Dynamics of the Armed Struggle. London: Routledge. pp. 81–83. ISBN 978-0714644226.
  4. ^ Moriarty, Gerry (30 June 2020). "Bobby Storey: The IRA's planner and enforcer who stayed in the shadows". Irish Times. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ Bowyer Bell, J. (1997). The Secret Army: The IRA. Piscataway, NJ: Transaction Publishers. p. 543. ISBN 1-56000-901-2.