IRA Director of Intelligence

The Director of Intelligence attempted to oversee the workings of intelligence officers in the IRA's local units across the island.

Director of Intelligence of the Irish Republican Army (1917–1922)

Further information: Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)

Image	Name	Assumed position	Left position	Source
	Eamonn Duggan	August 1917	January 1919	[1]
	Michael Collins	January 1919	1922	[2]

Director of Intelligence of the (anti-Treaty) Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)

Further information: Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)

Image	Name	Assumed position	Left position	Source
	Joseph Griffin[a]	26 March 1922	1 August 1922	[3]
	Sean Hyde[b]	October 1922	December 1922	[4]
	Michael Carolan	August 1922	July 1925	[5]
	Frank Kerlin	July 1925	March 1927	[6][7]
	Seán MacBride	circa 1927	cira 1929	[8]
	Mick Price	circa 1929	1933	[9][10]
	Seán MacBride	1933	1936	[11]
	Sean O'Brien	1937	?	[12]
	Willie McGuinness	1939	?	[13]
	Gerard O'Reilly	1942	?	[14]
Significant gap in information
	Sean O'Bradaigh	1966	?	[15]
	Seán Mac Stíofáin	1966	1969	[16]

a. ^{^} Griffin was Director of Intelligence of the IRA's Four Courts General Headquarters

b. ^{^} Hyde was Director of Intelligence of the IRA's Field Headquarters General Headquarters

Director of Intelligence of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (1969–2005)

Further information: Provisional Irish Republican Army

Image	Name	Assumed position	Left position	Source
	Kieran Conway	late 1974	1975	[17]
	Seamus Twomey	January 1982	?	[18]
	Bobby Storey	late 1990s?	2005?	[19][20]

See also

• Irish Republican Army
• Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army
• IRA Quartermaster General