Martin Doherty (Irish republican)
Martin Doherty | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 July 1958 Finglas, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 21 May 1994 (aged 35) Widow Scallans pub, Dublin, Ireland |
| Buried | |
| Paramilitary | Provisional Irish Republican Army |
| Unit | Dublin Brigade |
| Conflict | The Troubles |
Martin "Doco" Doherty (11 July 1958 – 21 May 1994) was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), who was shot dead while attempting to prevent a bombing by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) at a pub in Dublin,Ireland. Doherty was the first person to be killed in the Republic by the UVF since 1975.