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# FR PATRICK RYAN

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February 2023

Texas police reopen investigation into 1981 murder of Irish priest

Fr Patrick Ryan was murdered at a hotel in Odessa in December 1981.

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Feb 9th 2023, 4:32 PM

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Thatcher told Haughey that Ireland's refusal to extradite IRA priest was 'a major setback'

Ireland and the UK disagreed over how to handle the case of Fr Patrick Ryan, and the US considered intervening, State papers reveal.

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Dec 28th 2019, 9:30 PM

'A mad priest careering around Europe': Haughey and Thatcher clash over IRA clergyman

Father Patrick Ryan was suspected of being an IRA quartermaster active in Belgium.

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Dec 28th 2018, 12:25 AM