The location of this plaque will be just under the Ayallogue Bridge, where the Lower Newtown Road meets the Low Road, a few meters from the site of the Adavoyle Train Ambush Memorial Wall.
This plaque will be unveiled by Tommy McKearney. Tommy spent his early years in Collegeland, County Armagh before his family moved to thee nearby village of Moy in County Tyrone. A former political prisoner, after his release Tommy settled in Monaghan where he now lives with his wife Patricia. A founding member of the Independent Workers Union, he was for many years a member of its national executive and acted as the union’s northern organiser before retiring in 2022.
Tommy is the author of The Provisional IRA: From Insurrection to Parliament and currently writes a regular column for the Communist Party of Ireland's monthly publication, Socialist Voice.
We politely ask attendees to respect the access of local residents, other drivers and pedestrians when parking on Sunday afternoon.
This plaque will be unveiled by Tommy McKearney. Tommy spent his early years in Collegeland, County Armagh before his family moved to thee nearby village of Moy in County Tyrone. A former political prisoner, after his release Tommy settled in Monaghan where he now lives with his wife Patricia. A founding member of the Independent Workers Union, he was for many years a member of its national executive and acted as the union’s northern organiser before retiring in 2022.
Tommy is the author of The Provisional IRA: From Insurrection to Parliament and currently writes a regular column for the Communist Party of Ireland's monthly publication, Socialist Voice.
We politely ask attendees to respect the access of local residents, other drivers and pedestrians when parking on Sunday afternoon.
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Tommy McKearney is a left wing and trade union activist. He is author of The Provisional IRA: From Insurrection to Parliament. Follow on Twitter @Tommymckearney |
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