Aiken escaped (he was named IRA Chief of Staff the next day).

One of the escapees was former IRA Chief of Staff Seamus Twomey.

The IRA Chief of Staff at the time was Seamus Twomey, of Belfast.

He was IRA Chief of Staff during World War II.

Mulcahy, the IRA Chief of Staff, described it as, "a very dangerous and cleverly placed spy organisation".

It nearly broke my heart, since it came from the IRA Chief of Staff.

Usually he had little influence with the IRA Chief of Staff, Liam Lynch.

In January of the following year he became IRA Chief of Staff, replacing Richard Mulcahy.

Haughey even met with the IRA Chief of Staff Cathal Goulding.

Future IRA Chief of Staff Charlie Kerins left on foot, leaving his bicycle behind.