Joe O'Connell (Irish republican)
Martin Joseph O'Connell (born 1951), better known as Joe, is an Irish republican and a former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). He is most noted for having been a member of the Balcombe Street gang.
Volunteer Joe O'Connell | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Martin Joseph O'Connell 1951 (age 72–73) Kilkee, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Organisation | Provisional IRA |
| Arrested | December 1975 |
| Sentenced | 12 life sentences |
| Released | 1999 under the terms of the Belfast Agreement |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Volunteer |
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