Murder of Andrew Burns
Andrew Burns was a member of the Real IRA, killed by Óglaigh na hÉireann. According to The Guardian, at the time of his death, Burns was believed to have been, "the first victim of a Republican terrorist murder in Northern Ireland for six years."
A native of Strabane, Northern Ireland, Burns was killed in the churchyard at Doneyloop, Castlefin, a small village in County Donegal, under the pretext that he "was required to go on an IRA operation in which it was intended to murder a PSNI officer who was dating a girl in Donnyloop, in County Donegal. When they got to Donnyloop, they were met by three men who were known as members of Óglaigh na hÉireann.":
Martin Kelly of Strabane, a bus driver, was found guilty of Burns' murder in December 2011, and sentenced to life in prison. He had transported Burns to Donegal, where Burns was shot dead.
