1984 Revisited: Sea drama leads to massive arms haul
It was probably the IRA’s most ambitious known gunrunning attempt ever
Unloading arms taken from the Marita Ann, Haulbowline, Co Cork, in September 1984. The haul included the most technologically-advanced weaponry this State has ever seen.
A massive surveillance operation masterminded by Cork gardai led directly to the capture of the biggest arms and explosives cargo destined for IRA gunmen.
Bigger than the 'Claudia' seizure, the haul included the most technologically-advanced weaponry this State has ever seen. Some of the weapons brought ashore would have been the most potentially powerful to fall into the hands of terrorists.
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