IRA Director of Intelligence
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The Director of Intelligence attempted to oversee the workings of intelligence officers in the IRA's local units across the island.
Director of Intelligence of the Irish Republican Army (1917–1922)[edit]
| Image | Name | Assumed position | Left position | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eamonn Duggan | August 1917 | January 1919 | [1] | |
| Michael Collins | January 1919 | 1922 | [2] |
Director of Intelligence of the (anti-Treaty) Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)[edit]
| Image | Name | Assumed position | Left position | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Griffin[a] | 26 March 1922 | 1 August 1922 | [3] | |
| Sean Hyde[b] | October 1922 | December 1922 | [4] | |
| Michael Carolan | August 1922 | July 1925 | [5] | |
| Frank Kerlin | July 1925 | March 1927 | [6][7] | |
| Seán MacBride | circa 1927 | cira 1929 | [8] | |
| Mick Price | circa 1929 | 1933 | [9][10] | |
| Seán MacBride | 1933 | 1936 | [11] | |
| Sean O'Brien | 1937 | ? | [12] | |
| Willie McGuinness | 1939 | ? | [13] | |
| Gerard O'Reilly | 1942 | ? | [14] | |
| Significant gap in information | ||||
| Sean O'Bradaigh | 1966 | ? | [15] | |
| Seán Mac Stíofáin | 1966 | 1969 | [16] |
a. ^ Griffin was Director of Intelligence of the IRA's Four Courts General Headquarters
b. ^ Hyde was Director of Intelligence of the IRA's Field Headquarters General Headquarters
Director of Intelligence of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (1969–2005)[edit]
| Image | Name | Assumed position | Left position | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran Conway | late 1974 | 1975 | [17] | |
| Seamus Twomey | January 1982 | ? | [18] | |
| Bobby Storey | late 1990s? | 2005? | [19][20] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Military Pension Service file of Eamonn Duggan. File reference MSP34REF2431 (pp. 12)
- ^ T. Ryle Dwyer, The Squad: And the Intelligence Operations of Michael Collins (Mercier Press, 2005), p. 13
- ^ Military Pension Service file of Joseph Griffin. File reference MSP34REF40 (pp. 9 and 24)
- ^ Military Pension Service file of Sean Hyde. File reference MSP34REF16364 (pp. 34-35)
- ^ Military Pension Service file of Michael Carolan. File reference MSP34REF20261 (p. 60); 2RB4251 (p. 5)
- ^ James Gillogly, Decoding the IRA (Mercier Press, 2008), p. 143
- ^ Uinseann MacEoin, The IRA in the Twilight Years: 1923–1948 (Argenta, 1997, p. 123
- ^ Kevin Rafter, Story of Clann Na Poblachta (Mercier Press, 1996), p. 21
- ^ "Dictionary of Irish Biography | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Brian Hanley, The IRA: 1926-36 (Four Courts Press, 2002), p. 196. ISBN 1-85182-721-8
- ^ Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid, Seán MacBride: A Republican Life, 1904–1946 (Liverpool, 2011), p. 109
- ^ J. Bowyer Bell, The Secret Army: The IRA (Sphere Books, 1972 edition), p. 109
- ^ John O'Neill, Belfast Battalion: a history of the Belfast IRA, 1922-1969 (Litter Press, 2018), p. 110
- ^ John O'Neill, Belfast Battalion: a history of the Belfast IRA, 1922-1969 (Litter Press, 2018), p. 148
- ^ Matt Treacy, The IRA 1956–69: Rethinking the Republic (Manchester University Press, 2011), p. 110
- ^ Dictionary of Irish Biography entry for Seán Mac Stíofáin, https://dib.cambridge.org/viewReadPage.do?articleId=a5081&searchClicked=clicked&quickadvsearch=yes
- ^ Kieran Conway, Southside Provisional: From Freedom-Fighter to the Four Courts (Orpen Press, 2014)
- ^ Dictionary of Irish Biography entry for Seamus Twomey, https://dib.cambridge.org/viewReadPage.do?articleId=a8691&searchClicked=clicked&quickadvsearch=yes
- ^ "Bobby Storey: The IRA's planner and enforcer who stayed in the shadows". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Ed Moloney, A Secret History of the IRA (Penguin, 2007 edition), p. 536