Bobby Storey spent more than 20 years of his life in prison. Photo: PASenior republican and former leading IRA figure Bobby Storey has died. Storey, from west Belfast, was a highly influential presence within the republican movement throughout the Troubles and subsequent peace process. The former Sinn Féin chairman was in his mid-60s and had been unwell for a period of time. Two years ago his house was targeted in an attack Sinn Féin blamed on dissident republicans.

Source: Irish Independent June 22, 2020 01:30 UTC