Andrew Burns ( – 12 February 2008) was a member of the Real IRA who was killed by Óglaigh na hÉireann, a Continuity IRA splinter group, in East Donegal in February 2008. According to The Guardian, at the time of his death, Burns was believed to have been "the first victim of a Republican terrorist murder in Northern Ireland for six years."
A native of Strabane in the north-west of County Tyrone, Burns was killed in the carpark beside the Chapel at Doneyloop (pronounced 'Dunny-loop'), a hamlet in the east of County Donegal located between Clady and Castlefin, under the pretext that he "was required to go on an IRA operation in which it was intended to murder a PSNI officer who was dating a girl in Donnyloop [sic.]. When they got to Donnyloop, they were met by three men who were known as members of Óglaigh na hÉireann.":Man guilty of Donegal IRA murder, irishtimes.com; accessed 12 April 2023.
Martin Kelly (then aged 37) of Barrack Street, Strabane, a bus driver, was found guilty of Burns's murder in December 2011, and sentenced to life in prison. He had transported Burns from Strabane to nearby Doneyloop, where Burns was shot dead.
In May 2026, a woman in her 60s was arrested in relation to his murder.
See also Murder of Matthew Burns Murder of James Curran
References
External links Citylocal.ie Donegaldemocrat.ie Ulsterherald.com Irishtimes.com Highlandradio.com Bbc.co.uk Belfasttelegraphy.co.uk Cain.ulst.acuk