Westie is entirely correct - some very stupid rumours concerning MacD's supporting PIRA did indeed circulate many years ago. Whereas the truth was as he says - independent retirement accounts! I think that the UK equivalent was Additional Voluntary Contributions....
Mind you, we did find ourselves in a certain bar in Boston some years ago. All sorts of Irish Republican stuff was painted on the walls - heroes of the Easter rising etc - so, as Ascoteers do, we stuffed ourselves for free on the Happy Hour food and cheap beer, then legged it before the begging bowl came round!