As an engineering student in UCC , O’Donoghue joined the Cork 1 Brigade of the IRA as its engineer , and took prominent part in the War of Independence , while his twin brother James joined the RIC . O’Donoghue worked closely with Michael O’Neill , whose killing lead to the Dunmanway killings ; O’Donoghue ’s witness statement was later used to deny any sectarian motivation in the killings
Dunmanway killings
Dunmanway killings
Vincent O'Donoghue