IRA founder condemns Adams/McGuinness leadership

The first leader of the Provisional IRA, Billy McKee, has strongly criticised the current Sinn Fein leadership in an open letter. McKee split from the Provisionals in 1977.

Sinn Fein has said it will comment on the remarks once it has had the opportunity to read them. The letter, co-authored by a former comrade of McKee’s, Laurence O’Neill, is published below.

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