Former IRA Member Pearse McAuley Laid to Rest in Strabane Cemetery
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Former IRA member Pearse McAuley, who was imprisoned for killing Detective Garda Jerry McCabe and assaulting his former wife Pauline Tully, was buried in Strabane Cemetery following a funeral mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. McAuley's funeral took place on March 25, 2024, and was attended by mourners who were told during the eulogy that McAuley was an educator, philosopher, and a deeply sincere man of hope .
Pearse McAuley had a troubled past, having escaped from Brixton Prison in 1991 and being a member of an IRA gang that attempted an armed robbery in Adare in 1996, resulting in the killing of Detective Garda McCabe. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison for manslaughter and was released in 2009. In 2015, McAuley was sentenced to 12 years for stabbing his estranged wife...
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