John McKeague
John Dunlop McKeague (1930 – 29 January 1982) was a Northern Irish loyalist and one of the founding members of the paramilitary group the Red Hand Commando in 1970. A number of authors on the Troubles in Northern Ireland have accused McKeague, a homosexual paederast, of involvement in the Kincora Boys' Home scandal but he was never convicted. He was shot dead by the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) in Belfast in January 1982.
John McKeague | |
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McKeague in a BBC interview in 1976 | |
| Born | 1930 Bushmills, County Antrim |
| Died | 29 January 1982 (aged 51–52) Albertbridge Road, Belfast |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Shopkeeper |
| Notable work | Loyalist Song Book |
| Title | Leader of the Red Hand Commando |
| Term | 1972–1973 |
| Predecessor | new position |
| Successor | Winston Churchill Rea |
| Political party | Protestant Unionist Party Ulster Independence Association |
| Movement | Ulster Protestant Volunteers Shankill Defence Association Red Hand Commando |
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