Donegal towns were IRA hotbeds, Morris told

Two of the main towns in Co Donegal were prime locations for on-the-run IRA personnel during the height of the terrorist campaign during the 1980s and 1990s, the Morris Tribunal probe of Garda corruption allegations heard today.

Long-time detective James Leheny said the area around Letterkenny and Buncrana had then been home to members of the IRA's southern command who had been “transferred to border areas on active service” by the organisation.