Thimbleriggers: The Dublin Arms Trials of 1970 - Hardcover

Kelly, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0953599205 ISBN 13: 9780953599202

Publisher: James Kelly, 1999

Synopsis

At 3 a.m. on the morning of May 6, 1970 the Irish Government Information Bureau announced the dismissal of two senior members of the Government, Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney. That night, the Taoiseach, Jack Lynch, told the Dail that he had received information connecting the dismissed Ministers with an attempt at gun- running. It was also learned that an army officer had been held for questioning. The crisis grew as accusation and counter-accusation held the headlines. Rumour fed on speculation. Had a coup d etat been foiled? Would the Government fall? How many others were involved - and, more importantly, who were they? Three weeks later, five men were arrested and charged with conspiring to import arms illegally. They were the two ex-Ministers; Captain James Kelly, an intelligence officer of the Irish Army; John Kelly, a leader of the Belfast Citizens Defence Committee and Albert Luykx, a Belgian-born businessman. During the subsequent trials and parliamentary debates there were m

Edition details

• Publisher: James Kelly
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0953599205
• ISBN 13: 9780953599202
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English