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Defense Fund:
The Irish
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Mr. Quinn also spent time in England and
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the British contend that in 1974 and 1975
he participated in IRA operations there. He
Michael O'Rourke
returned to the United States in1976 and
lived openly in his family residence. He was
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employed and paid taxes The FBI and CIA
people,
Michael O'Rourke is from Dublin. He com-
wereapprisedofallhismovementsfromhis
returnhome until his arreston September
pleted four years at Bolton St College of
30, 1981. Since his arrest, Mr. Quinn has
Technology. Mr. O'Rourke was arrested in
, businesses or organizations may wish to pledge or donate to the Irish American
been denied bail Mr. Quinn opposed the
has been formed:
August 1975 and charged with possession of
British request for extradition on the grounds
explosives. He was sentenced to six years in
that the acts alleged against him were political
Portlaoise. In July 1976, he escaped from
and part of a civil inserrection Under the
Portlaoise. He legally entered the United
● To defend the Constitutional rights of
extraditiontreatybetween theUnited States
Statesin1978underan assumed name and
Americans to provide moral, political and
and England, political offenses are not grounds
settled inPhiladelphia.O'Rourkemarriedan
financial support for Ireland's struggle for
for extradition. On September29,1982,Judge
American citizen.On October 30,1979,he
Langford ruled that Quinn could be handed
freedom.
was arrested on the civil charge of overstaying
over to the British. He conceded that a war
his visa. He has been incarcerated in the
● To promote an awareness among Amer-
situation certainly did exist in the north·of
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icans of the current campaign at Britain's
Ireland,but said that Quinn's action on
time - a period of almost three years. Mr.
behest,to intimidate all individuals and
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English soil were removed from the campaign
O'Rourke's visitshave been limited tohis
Irish American organizations actively aiding
immediate family, his mail has been inter-
Magistrate Langford also said that he was
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the struggle against British colonial rule
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not satisfied that Mr. Quinn was in the IRA,
fered with and he has been harassed by his
in Ireland.
in spite of the fact that Quinn had served a
jailers in many other ways. In his last court
one-year sentence for membership Mr. Quinn
appearance, he was ordered extradited. He is
● To defray all legal expenses incurred
has appealed the decision.
currently awaiting an appeal of this decision.
by any individual because of Britain's
campaign.
Awaiting Trial
● To guarantee financial support for
the families of all Irish activists who
William Quinn
suffer imprisonment in America or
financial hardship because of the
Desmond Ellis*
Vincent Toner
British campaign.
William Quinn was born in the United
William Kilroy
William O'Neill
StatesandresidedinSanFranciscoformost
Helen Quigley
Seamus Kelly
● To unite all sympathetic individ-
of his life. He went to Ireland in the early
Danny Morrison
Paddy Morrell
uals, organizations in a common
1970'sandbecameactivelyinvolvedwiththe
Gabriel McGahey
Owen Carron
effort to fulfill the aforementioned
struggle of his ancestral homeland against
Eamonn Meehan
Andrew Duggan
goals and objectives.
British occupation Eventually he served a
Colm Murphy
Colm Meehan
one year sentence as a political prisoner in
John Maloney
Barney McKeon
Portlaoise, charged with IRA membership.
*Trial scheduled in Dec.,1982.
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