Michael McKevitt

Michael McKevitt
Mícheál Mac Dhaibhéid
Born4 September 1949
County Louth, Ireland
Died2 January 2021(2021-01-02) (aged 71)
SpouseBernadette Sands McKevitt
FamilyBobby Sands (brother-in-law)
Military career
Allegiance Provisional IRA
Real IRA
New Republican Forum
Years of service1970s–1997 (Provisional IRA)
1998–2002 (Real IRA)
2003 (New Republican Forum)
Rank

Michael McKevitt (Irish: Mícheál Mac Dhaibhéid) (4 September 1949 – 2 January 2021) was an Irish republican and paramilitary leader.[1] He was the Provisional Irish Republican Army's Quartermaster General. Due to the Provisional IRA's involvement in the Northern Ireland peace process, he formed the Real IRA in protest. His role in the Real IRA led to him being convicted of directing terrorism as the leader of the paramilitary organisation.[2]

  1. ^ Harnden, Toby (1999). Bandit Country. Hodder & Stoughton. pp. 188–189. ISBN 0-340-71736-X.
  2. ^ "Real IRA Leader Jailed". CBS News. Associated Press. 7 August 2003.