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...
The Troubles: 'Forgiving my sister's IRA killer healed me'
By Teresa CraigBBC News NI
A woman whose teenage sister was killed by The Ira 50 Years ago says she has come to forgive The Gunman who shot her.
Kathleen Feeney,14, was killed near her home in the Brandywell area of Londonderry on 14 November 1973.
The Ira blamed the British Army for shooting the Derry teenager and claimed later it had killed a soldier in retaliation.
But in 2005 The Ira admitted That one of its members shot the 14-year-old.
Kathleen 's Sister Mary Morrison Said it took a long time to forgive The Man who killed her.
" I myself forgive Him - That has healed me, " she told programme.
" I was only hurting myself.
" There were four people involved in it - Two Girls , Two fellas - no-one has ever been convicted. It is their sin, not mine. "
Mary Said she understood The Man who killed her sister has died.
On The Day Kathleen was killed, their older brother Danny had been told there was " a wee girl lying outside the shop".
The Two Sisters - Mary was One Year older than Kathleen - had just got new coats.
" I think he recognised The Coat , " Said Mary.
" He went over and turned her over. It was our Kathleen . "
Danny went with Kathleen in an ambulance. She was alive but unconscious.
He talked to her, asked her to squeeze his hand, Mary Said .
But by The Time they had crossed The City , Kathleen was dead.
Mary says The Days After Her sister's death are a blur and The Years since have been equally challenging.
" Even at The Funeral and wake, there is very little memory of it for me, " She Said .
" When I look at The Photos , everyone is just devastated. "
The Two Sisters had come as " a duo".
" Kathleen was funny and bright, a brilliant sister, " Mary Said .
Growing Up with your sister, then not having her, and as you get older and have your own children and wondering about her, wondering if she would have had children.
" You don't move on, but you get on with your life, think of the Happy Times we had when we were All Together . "
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.Mary Said The Family had known The Ira was responsible for Kathleen 's death " from three or four days" after The Shooting .
Years later she saw former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams on television and wrote to Him to ask for help getting to The Truth about her sister's death.
In 2005
In a statement in the Derry Journal newspaper, The Ira Said it apologised unreservedly for What Happened and admitted That its failure to admit killing Kathleen added to The Family 's hurt and pain.
An anniversary Mass was held in Derry on Tuesday to mark the 50th anniversary of Kathleen 's killing.
A Number of her personal items are currently on display in The Museum of Free Derry.
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