Following the capture of several Chiefs of Staff in a row, an IRA convention was called and Seán Russell was voted in as chief of staff in 1938.
Russell's tenure as Chief of Staff signalled both a tactical and ideological departure from the Twomey and MacBride period.
Russell eschewed the left-wing tendencies of the 1920s and 30s IRA and pushed for a more "militarist" approach.
Following the capture of several Chiefs of Staff in a row, an IRA convention was called and Seán Russell was voted in as chief of staff in 1938. Russell's tenure as Chief of Staff signalled both a tactical and ideological departure from the Twomey and MacBride period. Russell eschewed the left-wing tendencies of the 1920s and 30s IRA and pushed for a more "militarist" approach.
Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)