Róisín McAliskey
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Róisín Elizabeth McAliskey (born 1971) is an Irish
political activist. She is the elder daughter of republican activists Bernadette
and Michael McAliskey. She is suspected of having been a member of the Provisional IRA.
She was arrested (while four months pregnant) in 1996 on an extradition warrant issued by Germany
accusing her of involvement in a Provisional Irish Republican Army
mortar attack carried out by Michael Dickson against a British Army compound at Osnabrück
. On 2 January 1998, a magistrate cleared her extradition to Germany
. After a long campaign in which her mother took a leading role by gathering support from influential citizens, including politicians, from the Republic of Ireland
and the United States
, British Home Secretary
Jack Straw
, vetoed the extradition on health grounds. She eventually gave birth to a healthy daughter, Loinnir, in England.
On 21 May 2007, she was arrested on a European arrest warrant, again for her alleged involvement in the mortar attack. She was released on bail of £2,500. The extradition bid was denied in November 2007.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
political activist. She is the elder daughter of republican activists Bernadette
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
Josephine Bernadette Devlin McAliskey , also known as Bernadette Devlin and Bernadette McAliskey, is a socialist republican political activist...
and Michael McAliskey. She is suspected of having been a member of the Provisional IRA.
She was arrested (while four months pregnant) in 1996 on an extradition warrant issued by Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
accusing her of involvement in a Provisional Irish Republican Army
Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation whose aim was to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and bring about a socialist republic within a united Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion...
mortar attack carried out by Michael Dickson against a British Army compound at Osnabrück
Osnabrück
Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest...
. On 2 January 1998, a magistrate cleared her extradition to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. After a long campaign in which her mother took a leading role by gathering support from influential citizens, including politicians, from the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, British Home Secretary
Home Secretary
The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the Home Office of the United Kingdom, and one of the country's four Great Offices of State...
Jack Straw
Jack Straw
Jack Straw , British politician.Jack Straw may also refer to:* Jack Straw , English* "Jack Straw" , 1971 song by the Grateful Dead* Jack Straw by W...
, vetoed the extradition on health grounds. She eventually gave birth to a healthy daughter, Loinnir, in England.
On 21 May 2007, she was arrested on a European arrest warrant, again for her alleged involvement in the mortar attack. She was released on bail of £2,500. The extradition bid was denied in November 2007.