The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Provisional IRA), officially known as the Irish Republican Army (IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish …

The Irish Republican Army (1922–1969), the anti-treaty IRA which fought and lost the civil war and thereafter refused to recognize either the Irish Free State or Northern Ireland, deemed …

Feb 10, 2025 · Irish Republican Army, republican paramilitary organization seeking the establishment of a republic, the end of British rule in Northern Ireland, and the reunification of …

Unionists and loyalists, who for historical reasons were mostly Ulster Protestants, wanted Northern Ireland to remain within the United Kingdom. Irish nationalists and republicans, who …

May 15, 2019 · Established in 1919 to halt British rule in Northern Ireland using armed forces, the Irish Republican Army, or IRA, fought for independence and a reunified republic—often in …

Aug 14, 2019 · Fifty years ago, the sparks of sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland ignited the Troubles and the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) was born. The organisation killed …

Mar 16, 2010 · What is the Irish Republican Army? The provisional Irish Republican Army, or IRA, is an outgrowth of an older group known as the Irish Republican Army, which fought an …

Mar 18, 2025 · What were the Troubles in Northern Ireland? When and where did the Troubles take place? Who were the main groups involved in the Troubles? What were the key causes of …

The Irish Republican Army (IRA) was at the epicentre of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. A secretive paramilitary group seeking the reunification of Ireland, the IRA was one of the 20th …

Mar 3, 2025 · The former IRA leader said he wanted to engage with a truth commission to give victims answers about the 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland. "It wasn't worth leaving one …