- "Your warehouse burnin' down is a casualty of commerce. You lose our guns, that's a casualty of war."
- ―McKeavey, to Clay Morrow
 
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Michael McKeavey was a member of the True IRA on the FX original series Sons of Anarchy. Played by American actor Kevin Chapman, Michael appears only on the episode "Fun Town", in season one.
Biography[]
Michael McKeavey was born on April 1, 1966. He became friends with Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original charter members Clarence "Clay" Morrow, John "JT" Teller, and Keith McGee when they came to Northern Ireland to set up the Belfast Charter and establish an IRA pipeline in the '80s.
Season 1[]
"Fun Town"[]
McKeavey arrives at the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original clubhouse, he is carrying disassembled guns inside of oil barrels. McKeavey speaks to the Sons, their President, Clarence "Clay" Morrow explains that the Sons won't be placing another order with the IRA for a few months whilst they recover from a warehouse fire, they don't have anywhere to store the guns. McKeavey says they have no choice but to look for another buyer in the meantime.
McKeavey visits with longtime friend and SAMCRO President Clay Morrow with a new shipment of weapons. However, the Sons cannot pay for the guns for three months because their warehouse burned down. McKeavey insists that the IRA cannot wait that long, so he travels to Oregon with SAMCRO member Filip "Chibs" Telford to find a new buyer, making contact with the Russian Mafia.
Afterwards, McKeavey returns to California to handle a conflict involving the corrupt Oakland port commissioner Brenan Hefner, who threatens to seize the next IRA shipment if he doesn’t get more money. McKeavy refuses to pay Hefner more and angrily leaves. Later, McKeavey is attacked by Hefner’s goons, who brutally beat him and break his neck, leaving him to die.
Appearances[]
 Season 1 appearances
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| "Pilot" | "Seeds" | "Fun Town" | "Patch Over" | "Giving Back" |
| "AK-51" | "Old Bones" | "The Pull" | "Hell Followed" | "Better Half" |
| "Capybara" | "The Sleep of Babies" | "The Revelator" | ||