great sorrow for London. None." McAllister was a regular speaker at events and often gave funeral orations. He delivered an oration at Milltown Cemetery for the Provisional IRA volunteer Thomas Begley who died during the Shankill bombing in October 1993. Paul Quinn Campaign McAllister led the campaign for justice for Paul Quinn. A 21-year-old man from South Armagh who was brutally beaten to death in a barn in Oram, County Monaghan, where a dozen men who were members of the Provisional IRA were waiting in black military-style clothing after he was lured over the border in October 2007. Ceasefire Later, however, he opposed the direction in which Sinn Féin was leading the Irish republican movement. In 1998, he stated: "There's an unsureness of where we're going, even a questioning of who we are, which is a new thing. I've read the damn thing The Good Friday Agreement and I believe it offers nothing whatsoever for republicans. To say this deal is transitional towards a united Ireland, that is bollocks. people had a genuine belief that this was an attempt to address the core issue of the British presence, which it never was." He subsequently felt he was being restricted in what he could say. Having been advised that he should have his opinion approved before speaking he stood down. He spoke his mind and this no longer suited Sinn Féin so he left the party. In the 2000s, McAllister campaigned against what he viewed as Provisional IRA intimidation in South Armagh. In 2008, his son, Turloch McAllister, was charged with possessing explosives and alleged involvement in a dissident republican group. He was convicted in 2010 and sentenced to 12 years for grinding down fertiliser to be used in making pipe bombs. He died on 9 April 2013 of cancer at his home. His son Turloch was eventually allowed compassionate leave for the funeral at Cullyhanna, South Armagh. References 1944 births 2013 deaths Northern Ireland MPAs 1982–1986 Members of Newry and Mourne District Council Sinn Féin councillors in Northern Ireland People from Crossmaglen Sinn Féin parliamentary candidates Deaths from cancer in Northern Ireland