Former IRA men Arthurs and Quinn facing prosecution over Francie McNally funeral
Similar to the funeral of Bobby Storey last June, the family had been in prior contact with police. District Commander Superintendent Mike Baird said at the time that the McNally family had assured police that only family members would be in attendance and that local people could โpay their respects as the funeral cortege passed, by coming out into their gardens or the front of their homesโ. Brian Arthurs, a former IRA commander, was sentenced to 25 years in jail in 1995 on explosives charg...
Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk