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In September 1982, the summit of Mount Gabriel was the site of a bombing carried out by the Irish National Liberation Army The target was a pair of radar domes operated by the Irish government.

On the night of the 19th September 1982, what is believed to be a 5 man INLA unit planted and detonated explosives at the radar installation. The explosions destroyed the two radar domes and caused extensive damage to the equipment inside. No one was killed, as the site was unmanned at the time.

The INLA claimed that the radar station was not simply a civilian air traffic facility, but was being used to support NATO and British military.

The bombing highlighted Cold War tensions in Ireland and the differing views on Irish neutrality. For the INLA, the attack was presented as striking a military-related target.

20 April 1985 The INLA planted two incendiary devices in Dunnes Stores on Henry Street, Dublin. The organisation said the attack was intended to show support for the Dunnes workers’ anti-apartheid strike while protesting the company’s continued sale of South African goods.

One device exploded inside the store, causing panic and forcing an evacuation. The second device was safely defused by the Army.

On 30th June 1980 the Irish National Liberation Army claimed responsibility for firebombing Greystones Rugby Club in Wicklow. At the time of the attack, a club player was on tour with the British Lions in South Africa.
The tour had taken place in the face of widespread public opposition to sporting contact with the racist apartheid regime in South Africa.
Article from the ‘Starry Plough’, July 1980