IRA didn’t hold back guns for defensive purposes - Ahern

The Taoiseach has dismissed weekend reports that the IRA kept a batch of guns for defence purposes.

IRA didn’t hold back guns for defensive purposes - Ahern

The Taoiseach has dismissed weekend reports that the IRA kept a batch of guns for defence purposes.

A leading sunday newspaper claimed that the provisional movement retained around 300 guns and failed to decommission every single item in it's arsenal.

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