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Johnston was a 21-year-old chemist and shop worker from Tonaghgorm, Legg, near Belleek, County Fermanagh. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She was engaged for two years, having dated her fiancé since she was fifteen. Johnston and her fiancé were sitting in her father's car, outside her home, when members of the IRA murdered her by firing 27 bullets into Gillian ...
At least 23 serving Gardaí have been killed by individuals or groups associated with the Republican paramilitary groups, [3] this being the most common cause of death apart from accidents. The most recent death was that of Detective Garda Colm Horkan, who was killed in June 2020, becoming the 89th member of the force to die on duty. [4]
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The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
Pages in category "Murder victims from County Fermanagh" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Two children were killed and 56 people were wounded. There were widespread protests in Britain and the Republic of Ireland following the deaths. [50] 24 April – 1993 Bishopsgate bombing: After a telephoned warning, the IRA detonated a large bomb in Bishopsgate, London. It killed one civilian, wounded 30 others, and caused an estimated £350 ...
18 March 1988 - Gillian Johnston (21), a Protestant civilian, was shot and killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army while sitting in a car outside her home.; 4 August 1988 - William Hassard (59) and Frederick Love (64), both Protestant civilians, were shot and killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army shortly after driving out of Belleek police and army barracks.
26 August 1972 - Lance Corporal Alfred Johnston (32) and Private James Eames (33), both members of the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), were killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army remote controlled bomb, hidden in an abandoned car and detonated when their patrol approached at Cherrymount, on the outskirts of Enniskillen.