Female IRA commander 'helped mastermind Enniskillen Remembrance Day bombing but evaded justice' and has even returned to scene of Troubles attack that killed 12
A female IRA commander escaped justice after helping mastermind a bomb on Remembrance Sunday in Enniskillen, according to reports. The attack killed 12 people.
Published: 17:43 GMT, 2 January 2026 | Updated: 17:45 GMT, 2 January 2026
While brave British soldiers are being chased through the courts, a female IRA commander escaped justice over the bomb attack in Enniskillen on Remembrance Sunday, according to reports.
The woman was identified by police as a key suspect for the 1987 attack which killed 12 people and injured more than 60.
Nobody was brought to justice after the Enniskillen attack which was one of the bloodiest of the conflict in the province.
According to new developments, the woman was the leader of an IRA cell. She is thought to have moved abroad following the sickening incident 37 years ago before returning home.
Details emerged in a Times podcast, The Poppy Day Bomb. The device was set off using a timer. The woman was seen wearing a green dress and carrying a brown paper bag outside a community centre where the bomb was planted.
She is understood to have returned to the province after a period living in the United States and was reportedly seen in Enniskillen in recent months.
The IRA eventually admitted responsibility for the blast suggesting it ‘deeply regretted’ what had occurred.
Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin lays a wreath at a Remembrance Sunday service in Enniskillen on 9th November 2025.
Wreaths laid during a Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in Enniskillen on 9th November 2025.
Families of those killed have spent approaching 40 years searching for justice, truth and accountability. Over the years, 13 people have been arrested and but cases have fallen apart. Many suspects are thought to live locally.
The Royal Ulster Constabulary and its successor the Police Service of Northern Ireland have conducted several reviews without charging any suspects.
The UK government has repeatedly turned down calls for a public enquiry into what it knew about the attack beforehand and whether the fatal blast could have been prevented.
The revelations come amid mounting anger about Labour’s removal of the Legacy Act which offered police officers and British soldiers qualified protections against prosecution.
The actions of Royal Ulster Constabulary and Army personnel are being assessed today based on the application of the 1998 Human Rights Act.
The Mail has led the campaign for the threat of retrospective legal action to be lifted from military and police officers.