The IRA
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| Originally published | 1970 |
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| Authors | Tim Pat Coogan |
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| ID | 2066434 |
About The IRA
"The Irish Republican Army (IRA) (Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann[1]) was an Irish republican revolutionary military organisation. It was descended from the Irish Volunteers, an organisation established on 25 November 1913 that staged the Easter Rising in April 1916. . . .
Climate change: UK risks losing investment in net-zero race, MPs warn
... " We need to stop moaning about The Ira and start matching its ambition, " he said...
Good Friday Agreement: Gerry Adams praises David Trimble's peace bravery
... The previous year, The Ira had called a ceasefire, which allowed Sinn Féin to become involved in the negotiations...
MI5 spy reveals secret 'unauthorised' IRA talks
... The minutes of the meeting had been published by Sinn Fein - The Ira s political wing - in 1994...
Victim's father marks 30 years since Warrington IRA bombing
... " Why Warrington? And why a shopping street? Why the day before Mother s Day? All these strange questions which lead me to the view that it was a cynical, deliberate choice by The Ira to hit a soft target and they must have known that there would be children likely to be injured or possibly killed through those two bombs...
Yevgeny Prigozhin: From Putin's chef to Wagner founder
... Former FBI director Robert Mueller, who was appointed to investigate claims of collusion between Donald Trump s campaign and Russia, concluded that The Ira carried out a social media campaign designed to provoke and amplify political and social discord in the US...
The man extradited to the UK for a 41-year-old pub brawl
... " His life in England was set against the backdrop of The Ira bombings of the 1970s...
Timeline of dissident republican activity
... Thomas Ashe Mellon, 38, of Rathmore Road, Derry, is charged with membership of a proscribed organisation, namely The Ira, and with directing the activities of The Ira...
Aidan McAnespie killing: Ex-soldier Holden avoids jail over Troubles shooting
... The trial was also told that Mr McAnespie known to security forces as a " person of interest" as he was suspected of being a member of The Ira...