# Family of prison officer killed by IRA receives state apology

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- BBC News, 2026-10-21 13:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck20rver1j31o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin formally apologised to the family of Brian Stack, a senior prison officer shot by the IRA in Dublin in 1983 who died 18 months later. Three Garda investigations found serious failings, but no one was brought to justice for his killing.