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Brother of 'Border Fox' dies
Monday, 20 October 2008
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The brother of former INLA 'Border Fox' Dessie O'Hare has allegedly taken his own life.
Paddy O'Hare (49) died in "non-suspicious" circumstances on Saturday last.
The construction boss from Keady in Co Armagh was a father of four and a successful businessman.
Although he was the brother of one of Ireland's most notorious criminals, he was never believed to have any involvement in Dessie's crimes.
Paddy had previously offered his wayward sibling work on his building sites in an attempt to introduce him to a life outside crime.
Dessie was originally a member of the Provisional IRA but after a series of disputes left it in the late 1970s and later joined the INLA.
He was once considered by authorities as the most wanted man either side of the border.
It is widely thought that the economic downturn had taken its toll on Paddy's businesses and what was very profitable work was now making a loss.
A heavy but discrete police operation was this morning preparing to patrol the perimeters of Paddy's funeral in case it could be used to target his brother.
Although Paddy was a well-known republican, he was never involved in paramilitary activity.
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I have to laugh at this last comment "It is time the media moved on and started to carry stories about the changing and positive face of Northern Ireland". The media are left with no alternative as there is no political news to comment upon up at the big white house on Stormont Hill. So what is the changing and positive face of Northern Ireland; that would be a news story worth reporting upon Thos. It would also be worth it if Thos paid a little more respect to the family of someone, relatively young at 49 who leaves a wife and children, irrespective of who they are or related to.
Posted by Mike | 20.10.08, 17:40 GMT
What is newsworthy about this? It seems a platform to grandstand the so-called Border Fox terrorist more than anything else. It is time the media moved on and started to carry stories about the changing and positive face of Northern Ireland.
Posted by Thos | 20.10.08, 15:13 GMT