Oxegen received Receiving a mention Statement in the Colum McCann short story `` Aisling '' .

In December the group Cause_to_amalgamate played Competition its final concerts at Vicar Street and were joined Becoming_a_member on stage by Jim McCann .

The three—Seán Savage , Daniel McCann , and Mairéad Farrell ( members of Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade ) —were believed Know to be mounting a car bomb attack on British military personnel in Gibraltar .

When Savage , McCann and Farrell travelled Traveling to Spain in preparation for the attack Attack , they were tracked Self_motion at the request Request of the British government .

On the day of the shootings Use_firearm , Savage was seen Perception_active parking Placing a white Renault in the car park used Using as the assembly area for the parade ; McCann and Farrell were seen Perception_active crossing Motion_directional the border shortly afterwards .

As soldiers were moving Motion into position to intercept the trio , Savage split Escaping from McCann and Farrell and began Process_start running Self_motion south .

Two soldiers pursued Aiming Savage while two approached Arriving McCann and Farrell ; as they did so , the pair were said Telling to make threatening movements , as a result of which the soldiers opened fire , shooting Use_firearm them multiple times .