IRA 'planned to buy £15m apartment block in Bulgaria'

The IRA was reportedly planning to use the proceeds of the Northern Bank robbery to buy an apartment block and a small bank in Bulgaria.

IRA 'planned to buy £15m apartment block in Bulgaria'

The IRA was reportedly planning to use the proceeds of the Northern Bank robbery to buy an apartment block and a small bank in Bulgaria.

The republican movement continues to deny any involvement in the £26.5m (€38.7m) heist, despite being identified as the chief suspect by PSNI chief constable Hugh Orde.

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