Sean Murray is an Irish republican from

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. He is the chairman of the Springfield Road Residents Action Group, a group that has opposed the annual Whiterock Orange Order parade near their Belfast neighbourhood. He is a former member of the

Provisional Irish Republican Army The Irish Republican Army (IRA; ), also known as the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and informally as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary organisation that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reu ...

and was jailed for 12 years for explosives offences in 1982. The '' Sunday Life'' alleged in May 2002 that Murray was a member of the IRA General Headquarters (GHQ) staff."Provos claim Florida prisoners"— ''Sunday Life'', 5 May 2002 ''

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'' reported in July 2005 that security sources believed that he was a member of the

IRA Army Council The IRA Army Council was the decision-making body of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, a paramilitary group dedicated to bringing about independence to the whole island of Ireland and the end of the Union between Northern Ireland and Grea ...

."De Chastelain extends stay to await IRA move"
''Sunday Times'', 24 July 2005 He is a regular contributor to ''

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''.

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Paramilitaries from Belfast Irish republicans imprisoned under Prevention of Terrorism Acts Living people Provisional Irish Republican Army members Year of birth missing (living people) {{NorthernIreland-paramilitary-bio-stub