In Westport, courting peace one basket at a time
Then, passing himself off as an American journalist doing book research about Ireland's "troubles," Evans down and met with Eddie Copeland, the head of the Irish Republican Army. Evans hoped Copeland could ...
Police make raids in search of stolen Irish bank loot
Among the properties searched was the home of Eddie Copeland, a prominent reputed IRA commander in Ardoyne, a hard-line Catholic enclave of north Belfast. ... In 1996, Copeland suffered leg wounds when a small ...