Eoin O'Duffy

Eoin O''Duffy was one of the most controversial figures of modern Irish history. A guerrilla leader and protégé of Michael Collins, he rose rapidly through the ranks of the republican movement. By 1922 he was chief of staff of the IRA, a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood''s Supreme Council, and a Sinn Féin deputy in Dáil Éireann. As chief of police, O''Duffy was the strongest defender of ...