Ireland remained a young Republic in 1973. This was a daring attempt and challenge to the Government of that time. See Link

the painter flynn (@thepainterflynn) posted at 0:53 pm on Thu, Oct 31, 2024:

Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that lands in the exercise yard, today in 1973

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