Bobby Storey

Robert Storey (11 April 1956 – 21 June 2020) was an Irish Sinn Fein politician. He was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was sentenced to a total of 25 years in jail but was released early under the terms of the Belfast Agreement. He also played a key role in the Maze Prison escape in 1983, the biggest prison escape in the history of the United Kingdom.An Phoblacht, 18.12 2008. Pg. 8–9

Storey died on 21 June 2020 at a hospital in England from problems caused by lung surgery, aged 64.

References

Other websites
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 11 January 2005 – House of Commons debate containing allegations against Storey
The Trouble with Guns  – journalist Malachi O'Doherty's account of a meeting with Storey in 1995

Category:1956 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Politicians from Belfast
Category:Provisional Irish Republican Army
Category:Terrorists