IRA Quartermaster General


The IRA Quartermaster General oversaw the acquisition, concealment and maintenance of weaponry for the Irish Republican Army since its foundation in 1919. His department worked closely with the Engineering in the development of weapons.
A number of people held the post of IRA QMG. In 1997, the then QMG, Michael McKevitt, broke away from the Provisional IRA to form the Real IRA, taking weaponry to his breakaway organisation.

List of Quartermasters General of the Irish Republican Army (1917–1922)

No.NameAssumed positionLeft positionSource
Michael Staines1917March 1920
Fintan MurphyMarch 1920December 1920
Seán MacMahonDecember 1920February 1922

List of Quartermasters Generals of the (anti-Treaty) Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)


  • Prior, to 1966
  • Jimmy Quigley, from 1966
  • Pat Regan, late 1960s

List of Quartermasters Generals of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (1969–2005)