Police chief expected to link IRA to £22m bank raid

Northern Ireland’s Chief Constable Hugh Orde will today comment for the first time on claims that the IRA were behind the record £22m (€31.3m) bank robbery in Belfast before Christmas.

Police chief expected to link IRA to £22m bank raid
Fri, 07 Jan, 2005 - 07:12

Northern Ireland’s Chief Constable Hugh Orde will today comment for the first time on claims that the IRA were behind the record £22m (€31.3m) bank robbery in Belfast before Christmas.

He will meet the chair and vice-chair of the North’s Policing Board, Desmond Rea and Denis Bradley, in Belfast to brief them on the investigation.

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CourtsBank raidPlace: Northern IrelandPlace: BelfastPlace: NorthernPlace: StormontPlace: LondonPlace: DublinPerson: Chief ConstablePerson: Hugh OrdePerson: Desmond ReaPerson: Denis BradleyPerson: presidentPerson: Gerry AdamsPerson: Ian PaisleyPerson: OrdePerson: Peter RobinsonPerson: AdamsPerson: MPPerson: Alex AttwoodEvent: ChristmasEvent: BritishOrganisation: IRAOrganisation: North’s Policing BoardOrganisation: Sinn FéinOrganisation: Democratic UnionistsOrganisation: republicansOrganisation: Democratic UnionistOrganisation: PSNIOrganisation: SDLPOrganisation: BoardOrganisation: West Belfast
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