John Connolly, Continuity IRA
John Connolly is a long serving Republican and have most recently been campaigning to stop the extradition of Liam Campbell. Liam Campbell was one of four men found libel in a civil case for The Omagh Bomb in 1998.
John Connolly was formally, a Real IRA bomber and is now a leading figure in a campaign to prevent Liam Campbell found responsible by a court for the Omagh bomb from standing trial on arms charges in Lithuania.
Connolly, John (44) has spent the past week putting up posters in parts of Fermanagh and Cavan in support of Liam Campbell, who faces being extradited to the eastern European nation.
Connolly, John, who is now a member of Republican Sinn Fein and is believed to lead the Continuity IRA in the border area, was imprisoned for 14 years in 2000 after being caught with a 220lb Real IRA mortar.
