Although the pro-Goulding commander Billy McMillen stayed in command, he was told it was only for three months and he was not to have any communication with the IRA's Dublin based leadership.
Aj keď veliteľ Billy MacMillen zostal vo velení, bolo mu povedané, že to tak bude iba po dobu troch mesiacov a následne nemal akékoľvek spojenie s dublinským velením.