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IRA ‘surgeon’ called in to solve rift among Wicklow Sinn Féin councillors

A former IRA commander Sean Hughes, who was nicknamed ‘The Surgeon’ by security forces has been allegedly sent to Wicklow from Belfast to help resolve a row amongst local councillors. And reports of recent dissension within Sinn Féin may see three councillors defect from the party. A bitter dispute arose when the decision was made to put forward Bray councillor Michael O’Connor – a recently…