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UK Links Bobby Storey to £26.5M Bank Heist

12/27/2025

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Story summary
  • The UK government linked Bobby Storey, an IRA figure and former Sinn Féin chairman, to the £26.5 million Northern Bank robbery in 2004.
  • Security sources said the operation required coordination, indicating it was not a local initiative.
  • Storey was described as a threat to peace.
  • Influential Irish Americans, including Bill Flynn and Tom Moran, questioned whether key republican leaders were involved, suggesting a rogue IRA element.