The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)
Killorglin man admits role in IRA bombing
FORMER IRA VOLUNTEER ON TRIAL IN GERMANY OVER 1996 MORTAR ATTACK
A KILLORGLIN based trad musician has admitted taking part in an IRA attack on a British barracks in Germany 21-years-ago.
James Anthony Oliver Albert Corry (46), was arrested in Killorglin – where he had lived for 20 years – in October 2015 on foot of an 11-year-old European Warrant.
He was subsequently extradited to stand trial for his part in a Provisional IRA attack on a British Army base at Osnabruek in June 1996.
Mr Corry appeared in court in Osnabruek last Wednesday where he admitted his part in the attack in which an IRA Active Service Unit fired three mortars at Quebec Barracks from an improvised launcher on the back of a small truck.
A KILLORGLIN based musician has admitted taking part in an IRA attack on a British barracks in Germany 21-years-ago.
James Anthony Oliver Albert Corry (46), was arrested in Killorglin in October 2015 on foot of an 11-year-old European Warrant. He was subsequently extradited to stand trial for his part in a Provisional IRA attack on a British Army base at Osnabruek in June 1996.
Mr Corry appeared in court in Osnabruek last Wednesday where he admitted his part in the attack in which an IRA Active Service Unit fired three mortars at Quebec Barracks from an improvised launcher on the back of a small truck.
Two of the mortars failed to go off and the third hit the driveway of a nearby petrol station.
None of the 150 British soldiers in the barracks were hurt – a fact which the court heard was due “to sheer luck” – but a number of buildings and cars in the area were damaged.
In a statement read out by his lawyer in court, Mr Corry admitted that he had helped to install the mortar launcher.
In the statement Mr Corry said the aim was not to kill British soldiers but to show that they were not safe outside the UK.
He added that he is no longer involved with the IRA but he refused to name his accomplices.
Originally from Belfast Mr Corry, a father of seven, has lived in the Killorglin area for 20 years. A well-known traditional musician and former actor Mr Corry has no previous convictions.
German authorities have been harshly criticised over the fact that they failed to act on the arrest warrant for 11 years despite Gardaí advising them of Mr Corry’s location soon after the warrant was issued.
Mr Corry is due before the German courts again on Wednesday, August 2.