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to the army command. The cabinet demanded the resignation of the army council and the generals resigned. The crisis within the army was solved but the government was divided, Richard
Mulcahy, the Minister for Defence, resigned and O'Higgins was victorious in a very public power struggle within
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were allowed access as intermediaries. O'Higgins moved to resolve the problem. Strong reinforcements were dispatched. Tobin and Dalton were able to escape using an old path of retreat across the roofs, known from the days when Devlin's had been a safehouse for
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Minister for Justice,
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394:10 Mar 2012
389:Irish Times
260:Mrs Mulcahy
201:Gormanstown
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1382:Categories
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1247:Informants
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1131:John Devoy
1072:Prominent
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511:0813117917
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840:Sinn Féin
782:Cuba Five
747:Fenianism
667:6 October
578:The Times
526:The Times
473:The Times
337:Citations
311:The Squad
209:Roscommon
175:Ultimatum
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