Tag: John Fitzpatrick

#OTD in 1976 – The ‘Sallins Train Robbery’.

31/03/2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Sallins Train Robbery occurred on 31 March 1976 when the Cork to Dublin mail train was robbed near Sallins in Co Kildare. Approximately £200,000 was stolen. Five members of the IRSP: Osgur Breatnach, Nicky Kelly, Brian McNally, Michael Plunkett and John Fitzpatrick were arrested in connection with the robbery. After the failure of the […]

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#OTD in 1976 – The ‘Sallins Train Robbery’.

31/03/2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Sallins Train Robbery occurred on 31 March 1976 when the Cork to Dublin mail train was robbed near Sallins in Co Kildare. Approximately £200,000 was stolen. Five members of the IRSP: Osgur Breatnach, Nicky Kelly, Brian McNally, Michael Plunkett and John Fitzpatrick were arrested in connection with the robbery. After the failure of the […]

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#OTD in 1976 – The ‘Sallins Train Robbery’.

31/03/2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Sallins Train Robbery occurred on 31 March 1976 when the Cork to Dublin mail train was robbed near Sallins in Co Kildare. Approximately £200,000 was stolen. Five members of the IRSP: Osgur Breatnach, Nicky Kelly, Brian McNally, Michael Plunkett and John Fitzpatrick were arrested in connection with the robbery. After the failure of the […]

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#OTD in 1976 – The ‘Sallins Train Robbery’.

31/03/2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Sallins Train Robbery occurred on 31 March 1976 when the Cork to Dublin mail train was robbed near Sallins in Co Kildare. Approximately £200,000 was stolen. Five members of the IRSP: Osgur Breatnach, Nicky Kelly, Brian McNally, Michael Plunkett and John Fitzpatrick were arrested in connection with the robbery. After the failure of the […]

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#OTD in 1976 – The ‘Sallins Train Robbery’.

31/03/2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Sallins Train Robbery occurred on 31 March 1976 when the Cork to Dublin mail train was robbed near Sallins in Co Kildare. Approximately £200,000 was stolen. Five members of the IRSP: Osgur Breatnach, Nicky Kelly, Brian McNally, Michael Plunkett and John Fitzpatrick were arrested in connection with the robbery. After the failure of the […]

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