The IRA
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| Originally published | 1970 |
| 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. . . .
The Laird of Tomintoul: £5m police fraudster who lorded over village
... He syphoned off money from funds aimed at combating The Ira, according to a source close to the case, as he managed to orchestrate having control of the spending...
The Disappeared: Search for IRA murder victim Columba McVeigh ends
...By Julian O NeillBBC News NI crime and justice correspondentA sixth search for the remains of Columba McVeigh, who was murdered and secretly buried by The Ira almost 50 years ago, has ended in County Monaghan without success...
The Troubles: 'Forgiving my sister's IRA killer healed me'
...By Teresa CraigBBC News NIA woman whose teenage sister was killed by The Ira 50 years ago says she has come to forgive the gunman who shot her...
PSNI: Jon Boutcher appointed as new chief constable
... Mr Boutcher has spent the past five years overseeing an independent investigation into the activities of the Army s top spy within The Ira during the Troubles in Northern Ireland...
Tony Harrison: Family of murdered paratrooper launches legal challenge over legacy act
...By Jayne McCormackBBC News NI political correspondentThe family of an English army paratrooper shot dead by The Ira has launched a legal challenge to the government s controversial legacy act...
The ongoing legacy of 'Red Ken' Livingstone
... " Mr Livingstone revelled in being a bete noire to the right, supporting everyone from striking miners to Sinn Fein s leaders at the height of The Ira s bombing campaign...
Can fire-hit Crooked House rise from the ashes?
... " He has worked on many similar jobs including in Manchester following The Ira bombing in 1996...
Birmingham pub bombings: Relatives angry over no charge decision
... No-one has been criminally convicted for the attacks and no-one has ever admitted responsibility, but it is believed The Ira was behind them...
John Caldwell: Seven men in court over attempted murder of detective
Seven Men have appeared In Court charged over the attempted murder of a senior detective in County Tyrone .
Det Ch Insp Caldwell was shot while putting footballs into his car at a Sports Complex in Omagh on 22 February.
The Men - Two aged 28 and The Others aged 33, 38, 45, 47 and 72 - and appeared before Dungannon Magistrates' Court on Monday.
All were remanded into custody and will appear again at Omagh Magistrates' Court next month.
The Accused include Omagh Men Jonathan McGinty, 28, from St Julian 's Downs; Gavin Coyle, 45, of Mullaghmore Drive; and Robert McLean, 28, James Ivor McLean, 72, and 47-year-old Alan Mcfarland - All of Deverney Park.
Matthew Joseph McLean, aged 33, of Glenpark Road, Gortin, and 38-year-old Brian Carron, of Claremount Drive, Coalisland, are also jointly charged with attempting to murder Det Ch Insp Caldwell.
Mr Matthew Mclean , Mr Mcfarland and Mr McGinty are further accused of preparing for acts of terrorism.
Mr Carron and Mr Coyle are further accused of belonging to The Ira .
'Meticulously planned attack'Only Mr James Mclean , Mr Coyle and Mr McGinty applied for bail at this stage, which was denied.
Refusing bail, District Judge Steven Keown said: " This Was a meticulously planned attack. The Risk of reoffending is unmanageable. "
The Seven Men were arrested on Friday along with four Others - Two Men and Two Women .
Those four were released earlier on Saturday by police, pending a report to The Public Prosecution Service (PPS).
The Shooting , was widely condemned by political figures across Northern Ireland and beyond.
Officers have previously stated they believe the dissident republican group the New Ira May have had a role in The Attack .
Det Ch Insp Caldwell was and police said he had since given his account of events to investigators.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com