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Flagstaff Hill incident
Part of the Troubles and Operation Banner

Flagstaff road along Cornamucklagh, where the SAS team was stopped by the Gardaí and the Irish Army
Date5–6 May 1976
Location
Cornamucklagh, County Louth
Republic of Ireland
54°6′15.02″N 6°17′29.93″W / 54.1041722°N 6.2916472°W / 54.1041722; -6.2916472
Result SAS operation thwarted
Belligerents

Flagstaff Hill incident Ireland

  • Flagstaff Hill incident Irish Army
  • Garda Siochána

Flagstaff Hill incident United Kingdom

  • Special Air Service
Commanders and leaders
Pat McLoughlin Malcolm Rees
Strength
1 Garda unit
1 Irish Army unit
2 SAS teams
Casualties and losses
None 8 soldiers arrested
Flagstaff Hill incident is located in Ireland
Flagstaff Hill incident
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Location within Ireland

The Flagstaff Hill incident was an international incident between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. It took place on the night of 5/6 May 1976 near Cornamucklagh, a townland just inside the Cooley Peninsula in the north of County Louth in the Republic of Ireland, when the Irish Army and Garda Síochána arrested eight British Special Air Service soldiers who had illegally crossed the Irish border.

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