Kevin McKenna (Irish republican)

Kevin McKenna
Born(1945-06-25)25 June 1945
near Aughnacloy, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Died25 June 2019(2019-06-25) (aged 74)
AllegianceProvisional Irish Republican Army
RankChief of Staff
ConflictThe Troubles

Kevin McKenna (Irish: Caoimhín Mac Cionnaith; 25 June 1945 – 25 June 2019) was an Irish republican and volunteer in the Tyrone Brigade and Chief of Staff of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA).[1] McKenna, a guarded, reclusive figure, was the longest-serving chief of staff of the IRA, serving from 1983 to 1997.[2]

  1. ^ McDonald, Henry (29 September 2002). ""True tale of IRA 'martyrs' revealed"". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Allegations of IRA killer will be heard in Omagh trial". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 3 December 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2016.