2 w. ago Doherty defends attendance at former IRA member ‘Bik’ McFarlane's funeral

The senior Sinn Féin politician said it is important for people to have a ‘right to remember their dead’.

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2 w. ago United Ireland hailed as 'most fitting tribute' to former IRA leader at Belfast funeral

United Ireland hailed as 'most fitting tribute' to former IRA leader at Belfast funeral  Irish Star

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2 w. ago 'Tetchy' Taoiseach 'acting like a child' as Dáil erupts over Michael Lowry and 'Bik' McFarlane

Tensions were elevated in the Dáil today after members of the opposition were not pleased with the Taoiseach’s answers.

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3 w. ago Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams and Pearse Doherty among mourners at funeral of former senior IRA member

Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane led a mass break-out in September 1983

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3 w. ago ‘A united Ireland would be a most fitting tribute’: SF’s Gerry Kelly leads graveside tributes to ex

‘A united Ireland would be a most fitting tribute’: SF’s Gerry Kelly leads graveside tributes to ex-IRA man Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane  Belfast Telegraph

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3 w. ago Sinn Féin TDs among those present at funeral of former IRA man Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane

McFarlane received a life sentence for his involvement in the attack on the Bayardo Bar in 1976, in which five people were killed and 60 others injured.

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3 w. ago Sinn Fein figures gather for funeral of former IRA man Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane in Belfast

Sinn Fein figures gather for funeral of former IRA man Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane in Belfast  Belfast Telegraph

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3 w. ago 'Key members' of Sinn Féin leadership to attend funeral of IRA figure Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane

McFarlane received a life sentence for his involvement in the attack on the Bayardo Bar in 1976, in which five people were killed and 60 others injured.

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3 w. ago Former justice minister criticises McDonald’s tribute to late IRA figure ‘Bik’ McFarlane

Charlie Flanagan describes tribute as ‘nauseating’

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3 w. ago Pearse Doherty joins tributes to senior IRA figure, Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane

Sinn Féin members have been paying tribute to IRA member and republican activist Bik McFarlane following his passing on Friday.… The post Pearse Doherty joins tributes to senior IRA figure, Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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3 w. ago Who was Bik McFarlane? The IRA figure linked to notorious kidnapping

Officer in command during 1981 H–Blocks hunger strike and Maze prison breakout

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3 w. ago Former senior Provisional IRA figure ‘Bik’ McFarlane dies aged 74

McFarlane was IRA commander in the Maze prison during the 1981 hunger strikes

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