Two suspected senior members of the New IRA were allegedly recorded trying to recruit a man to head up an active service unit in Belfast, the High Court has heard
Two suspected senior members of the New IRA were allegedly recorded trying to recruit a man to head up an active service unit in Belfast, the High Court heard.
Both men are accused of attending a secretly recorded meeting with an unnamed man, referred to as Mr X, at Whiterock Leisure Centre in West Belfast in September 2020. In a case involving audio and video recordings, she claimed Donnelly was described as “probably one of the better OCs that Belfast has ever had”.
The group’s plans were described as “the only show in town” and “a lot more perfect than the year before”.Later in the conversation MacNally allegedly insisted: “This is not a one-man show, this army is a collective, it’s now down to individuals. I’m prepared to go in the firing line, so he is and so is other people.”
But MacNally allegedly stated: “If the Brits had succeeded I wouldn’t be standing here tonight. I’m asking you to join the IRA, to build the IRA, to build it for the future. We need to be better, we’re well-trained, we’re well-equipped and we can.” “The threat is of serious personal injury, including death, not only to those considered a challenge to their ideology and goals, but that extends to families of police officers,” she argued.