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Colin Duffy (born 1968) is an Irish republican, described by the

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as the most recognisable name and face among

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s in

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. He was cleared of murder charges in three court cases involving police and army killings.

Early life

Duffy was born into a

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family in

Lurgan Lurgan () is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, near the southern shore of Lough Neagh. Lurgan is about south-west of Belfast and is linked to the city by both the M1 motorway and the Belfast–Dublin railway line. It had a population ...

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IRA career

A committed republican, he joined the

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when he was young and became involved with the associated political party,

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. On 7 March 1990, he survived an attempt on his life by the

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(UVF). He and two other prominent republicans, Sam Marshall and Tony McCaughey, left

Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) barracks after signing bail. A small quantity of ammunition had previously been found in McCaughey's home. A short distance from the station, two masked UVF gunmen opened fire, wounding Duffy and McCaughey, and murdering Marshall. Marshall's last words before he died were said to have been "We were let out to be set up.""Republican Colin Duffy has walked free from five murder charges since 1993"
''Irish Times'' 21 January 2012 Retrieved 10 September 2012 The killers were never caught; however a man whose description matched that of former

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member and

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commander,

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, was seen behaving suspiciously in the vicinity of the barracks at a previous bail signing by the three men."Push for inquest over UVF murder of Sam Marshall after HET report". ''Belfast Telegraph''. 6 March 2012
Retrieved 4 May 2012 Duffy was jailed in 1995 for the murder of former

(UDR) soldier John Lyness, but later acquitted after one of the key witnesses, UVF member Lindsay Robb, was arrested in Scotland for gun-running. Rosemary Nelson acted as Duffy's solicitor. Two years later, he was charged with shooting dead two RUC constables in Lurgan town centre, but these charges were also later dropped. The dead RUC men, John Graham and David Johnston, had been on foot patrol when they were gunned down. As before, Nelson defended him. Nelson was later killed by loyalists in 1999. Duffy has been linked to the republican group

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2009 Massereene Barracks shooting court case

In March 2009, Duffy was charged with the

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which killed two British Army soldiers. On 20 January 2012, Duffy was found not guilty. Duffy's co-accused Brian Shivers from

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was sentenced to life in prison for the killings. Shivers, a cystic fibrosis sufferer, had been given three to four years to live before the trial. In January 2013, Shivers conviction was overturned by Northern Ireland's highest appeals court.

2012–present

On 8 September 2012 Duffy gave the graveside oration at the funeral of a

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member killed in

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. Describing the deceased Alan Ryan as "a brave Irish republican and fearless IRA volunteer" who was dedicated to "fighting foreign interference in our country". On 2 November 2012, Duffy, along with another man, was arrested in connection with the murder of Prison Officer David Black on the

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between

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the previous day. In December 2013, Duffy was additionally charged with being a member of the IRA as well as conspiracy to possess firearms and explosives with intent to endanger life, in connection with an alleged plot to murder

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officers. Duffy was released on bail in February 2016.

Personal life

Two of his brothers, Paul and Damien, along with a friend, were arrested for suspected terrorist activity and were charged in court in May 2012. Paul Duffy was also charged with directing dissident republican terrorism. A sister-in-law of Colin Duffy, Mandy Duffy, is on the national executive committee of

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, a republican political party.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duffy, Colin 1968 births Irish republicans Living people People from Lurgan Provisional Irish Republican Army members