Plaque to get special glass

An IRA memorial to Sean South and Fearghal O'Hanlon on the Fermanagh border is getting bullet proof glass to prevent future loyalist…

An IRA memorial to Sean South and Fearghal O'Hanlon on the Fermanagh border is getting bullet proof glass to prevent future loyalist attacks.

It is expected the reinforced glass will be soon be fitted on the seven foot plaque. Following last month's paint attack on the memorial to the two IRA men who were killed in an ambush at Keenan's Barn on January 1957. Unionist politicians have been demanding its removal since it was unveiled on January 1st.

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