What the records say
- When
- 6 May 1970
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 54.50° N, 6.50° W
Placed at the area around the region its text names, Northern Ireland.
Summary
Arms Crisis in the Republic of Ireland: Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney are dismissed as members of the Irish Government for accusations of their involvement in a plot to import arms for use by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
The source
Nearby in time and place
- Falls Road Curfew imposed by the British Army in Belfast3 Jul 1970 · Event
- Battle of St Matthew's27 Jun 1970 · Battle
- Operation Demetrius9 Aug 1971 · Military operation
- 1969 Northern Ireland riots1969 · Riot
- Operation Banner14 Aug 1969 · Military operation
- 1971 Scottish soldiers' killings: Three young off-duty Royal Highland Fusiliers are lured from a bar in Belfast and shot by the Provisional Irish Republican…10 Mar 1971 · Murder
- 1971 Newry killings23 Oct 1971 · Massacre · Deaths 3
- The McGurk's Bar bombing by the Ulster Volunteer Force in Belfast kills 15.4 Dec 1971 · Terrorist attack