Deaths of Henry Byrne and John Morley

Who was Deaths of Henry Byrne and John Morley?

Henry Byrne and John Morley, two officers of the Garda Síochána, the police force of Ireland, were murdered on 7 July 1980 by alleged members of the Irish National Liberation Army during a pursuit in the aftermath of a bank robbery near Loughglynn, County Roscommon. The officers' deaths provoked a national outrage. Three men were apprehended, convicted and sentenced to death for capital murder. Two of the sentences were later reduced to 40 years imprisonment while the third was overturned.