Republicans have paid tribute to Old Bailey bomber and IRA veteran Roy Walsh who has died aged 75.
It’s understood he was receiving palliative care at Clonard House Care Centre in west Belfast.
He was convicted for his role in the IRA’s 1973 Old Bailey bombing which injured over 200 people.
One person also died from a heart attack.
Walsh was part of an active service unit alongside Gerry Kelly, now a high-profile Sinn Fein MLA, Hugh Feeney, sisters Dolours and Marian Price, and six others from the IRA’s Belfast Brigade.
At his trial in November 1973, Walsh received life imprisonment for the bombings and 20 years for conspiracy along with seven other IRA volunteers.
In a tribute on X, formerly Twitter, his son Patrick Walsh said: “RIP Daddy. Fearless to the very end. Lay him away on the hillside, Along with the brave and the bold. Inscribe his name on the roll of fame, In letters of purest gold.”
In a Facebook tribute, the Irish Republican Socialist Party stated: “The IRSP in the Lower Falls send our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Roy Walsh, who has sadly passed away today.
“Roy played his part in the latest phase of Republican Struggle, bringing the war directly to the front door of the enemy in England in the early 1970s.
“Roy courageously faced serving time in hostile English prisons, where he remained steadfast in his beliefs throughout. He was a friend to many of our members and supporters and he will be a massive loss to Republicanism in Belfast and beyond.”