7 hours ago · Dublin
Family of prison officer killed by IRA receives state apology
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. BBC News World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Dublin. The first report grouped here was at 21 Oct 2026, 08:28 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Family of prison officer killed by IRA receives state apology”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Brian Stack was crossing a street in Dublin in 1983 when he was shot in the back of the neck and died 18 months later.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by BBC News UK
Family of prison officer shot dead by IRA to get state apology
- Picked up by BBC News UK
- Picked up by BBC News World
Family of prison officer killed by IRA receives state apology
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- BBC News