IEThe Irish Times
Former IRA man seeks decree lifting excommunication over his 1950s Border mission
Cork man Jimmy Linehan (90) wants the Catholic Church to remove the censures imposed on Irish people ‘since 1169’
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- The Irish Times
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- 22 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
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- Patsy McGarry
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Cork man Jimmy Linehan (90) wants the Catholic Church to remove the censures imposed on Irish people ‘since 1169’
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Former IRA man seeks decree lifting excommunication over his 1950s Border mission
Cork man Jimmy Linehan (90) wants the Catholic Church to remove the censures imposed on Irish people ‘since 1169’
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