Decision not to charge 'Border Fox' Dessie O'Hare over attempted murder of prison officer led to fear of British reaction

The correspondence from June 27, 1980, highlighted the government's concerns about the decision by the DPP regarding O'Hare, fearing it might incite retaliation from loyalist paramilitaries.

Minister Gerry Collins expressed in his letter that both An Garda Síochána and the RUC believed there was sufficient evidence to prosecute O'Hare and McNamee for the attempted murder.

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