Patrick Campbell (INLA member)
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Patrick Campbell (1977–1999) was a volunteer in the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) died on 10 October 1999 after being wounded during a conflict in Dublin, Republic of Ireland between the INLA and drug dealers.
Background
Campbell was born in
Irish republican
paramilitary group.
Dispute
In the summer of 1999, the INLA became involved in a violent dispute with criminals in West Dublin. The INLA claims that it was trying to halt the sale of illegal drugs in the local working class community.
Death
On 6 October 1999, Campbell and two other INLA men captured the drug gang members in a warehouse in Ballymount Industrial Estate in
samurai sword, severing an artery and causing a huge loss of blood, ultimately causing his death. He was buried with full military honours in Milltown Cemetery in Belfast by the INLA who staged a show of force including a uniformed colour party. Over 1,000 people attended his funeral. Campbell's funeral was one of the last high-profile republican paramilitary funerals in Ireland to date. A man was charged with Campbell's murder but the charges were later dropped.[2]
Several more shootings have since been attributed to the feud.
Sources
- Ireland's Own
- Monitor of conflict related deaths in Ireland
- Another page from BIRW
- Irish Examiner
- IRSM Page about Campbell
References
- ^ "The Examiner - News from Ireland - 11, October, 1999". Archived from the original on 15 May 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2006.
- ^ Man jailed on false imprisonment charges, breakingnews.ie
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