Roughly £100,000 was donated by the Irish government to "Defence Committees" in Catholic areas and, according to historian Richard English, "there is now no doubt that some money did go from the Dublin government to the proto-Provisionals".
Zhruba 100 000 libier bolo darovaných írskou vládou na "Obranné výbory" v katolíckych oblastiach a podľa historika Richarda Englisha "teraz niet pochýb o tom že nejaké peniaze išli od dublinskej vlády Dočasnej IRA.