Eoin Morley

Eoin Morley
Murdered 15th April 1990 by the British Army FRU

Eoin Morley was a 23 year-old Republican who was born, and lived most of his short life in the Derrybeg estate in Newry. Eoin came from a strong Republican family, indeed his father, Davey, was the O.C of the PIRA prisoners in the cages of Long Kesh throughout his detention in the 70's. Eoin was a member of the IPLO at the time of his murder.

On Easter Sunday 15th of April 1990 Eoin was in his girlfriend’s home in the Meadow when an armed gang came. Eoin was fatally shot in the back in the ensuing struggle.

Initially no group claimed responsibility for Eoins murder, until a ballistic report linked the PIRA to the killing. In a subsequent statement they admitted they carried out the attack, claiming Eoin had "passed on information" leading to arms being lost.

Many people were suspicious of this statement and refused to believe it. Eoins family issued a statement vehemently denying the allegation, pointing their suspicions that British agents where responsible for Eoins murder.

In 2005, after a complaint to the Police Ombudsman's office, an investigation was carried out and it found that the RUC had various items of evidence to identify and apprehend Eoins murderers, but the special branch "shielded" Eoins murderers. In a subsequent book, a British agent who had infiltrated the PIRA admitted to being one of the murder gang. He went on to say how his handlers whooped with joy at the news of Eoins death.

At Easter, 2007, 17 years after his murder, the PIRA issued a full apology for their part in Eoins murder and the cover up that followed. They admitted that no order was ever issued to kill Eoin, and that in no way was he an informant.

Collusion between the British and their proxy's took many forms throughout the struggle. Eoin was another victim of that collusion, murdered at the behest of British Security Agents.