IRA ‘informer’ claim sparks McConville fury

THE daughter of Jean McConville, who was murdered by the IRA 34 years ago, said the group is trying to justify her death by issuing a statement claiming she was an informer to the British security forces.

An IRA statement on Saturday said it carried out an investigation which “confirmed that Jean McConville was working as an informer for the British Army”.

The statement contradicted an earlier one from the Police Ombudsman in the North, Nuala O’Loan, who said Jean McConville was not an informant.