Documentary
At 11:25pm, on May 12 1997, as 61-year-old club chairman Sean Brown was locking up the gates to the training ground of Bellaghy Wolfe Tones, he was beaten at gunpoint by the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), thrown into the boot of his red Ford Sierra and driven 10 miles away to Randalstown, Co Antrim. Here, Sean was removed from his car, thrown on the ground and shot six times in the head. The killers set his car alight, fled the scene and left Sean’s body lying close to the fire.
Within two days of his murder, the RUC said the LVF was responsible for the murder. But almost three decades later, no one has been charged.
The “Troubles Legacy Act” which halts all legal processes on Troubles era cases will be enacted by the British Government in Westminster on 1st May 2024. It offers immunity from prosecution to perpetrators who cooperate with a new government-run body for “Truth and reconciliation.” It has been opposed by all political parties in Northern Ireland, the Irish government and by groups representing the families of victims of the Troubles.
As the deadline for legacy act looms, Murder of a GAA Chairman follows the Brown family as they vow to continue their fight for justice in the name of their father, Sean Brown.
