Dominic McGlinchey
| Dominic McGlinchey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953/1954 Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 10 February 1994 (aged 39–40) Drogheda, County Louth, Republic of Ireland |
| Allegiance |
Irish National Liberation Army (1982-1994; his death) Provisional Irish Republican Army (1979-1982) |
| Commands held | Chief of Staff (INLA) |
| Conflict | The Troubles |
Dominic McGlinchey (1953/1954 – 10 February 1994) was a member of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), an Irish republican paramilitary group.
McGlinchey was one of 11 siblings born into a large Bellaghy family, with a "strong republican background".
In August 1971, at the age of 17, he was interned without charge for ten months at Ballykelly (Shackleton Barracks) and Long Kesh. After his release, he was imprisoned again in 1973 on arms charges.
After his next release, he joined a South Derry Independent Republican Unit along with Ian Milne and future Provisional IRA hunger strikers Francis Hughes and Thomas McElwee. The unit would later merge with the Provisional IRA. Their activities led the Royal Ulster Constabulary to take the unusual step of issuing wanted posters.
McGlinchey was arrested by the Gardaí in 1977 and charged with hijacking a police vehicle in Monaghan, threatening a police officer with a gun, and resisting arrest. In 1982, while serving time in Portlaoise Prison, he clashed with the IRA leadership; he was later expelled from the IRA.
The INLA welcomed McGlinchey because of his previous experience. He joined in 1982 as Operations Officer for South Derry and became Chief of Staff within six months. Under McGlinchey the organisation began to shake off its reputation for disorganization and incompetence. In a Sunday Tribune interview McGlinchey admitted involvement in the Droppin Well bombing in Ballykelly, County Londonderry, in which eleven off-duty soldiers and six civilians were murdered. He also said he had provided the weapons for the Darkley massacre but had not approved that attack. It has been alleged that he was targeted for assassination by 14 Intelligence Company.
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