During the initial phase of the Troubles (1969-1972), the Provisional IRA was poorly equipped and primarily used weapons from World War II. Beginning in the 1970s, the Provisional IRA began …

Since September 1971, ATF has been involved in investigating Irish Republican Army (IRA) gunrunning activities in the United States. Numerous successful prosecutions of IRA …

The following is a list of weapons used by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the Troubles. See also: Improvised tactical vehicles of the Provisional IRA. During the initial phase …

It was the largest and most active of the "dissident republican" paramilitary groups operating against the British security forces. It targeted the security forces in firearm attacks and …

The two main sources of weaponry for the IRA have been the USA and Libya. The main gun-running network in the USA was controlled by a veteran Irish Republican called George Harrison.

Prior to the introduction of the AR15 Armalite rifle into the IRA's arsenal of weapons, the Thompson Sub-Machine Gun, had been the weapon most closely associated with the Irish …

Sep 26, 2005 · In terms of heavy weaponry, the IRA is thought to have held Russian-made machine guns used to target helicopters in ambushes, successfully bringing one down in …

As the IRA began to immport guns on a large scale in 1970, a rag-bag collection of different types accumulated in IRA dumps. One of the . most popular of guns was the M1 Garand, a self …

Mar 1, 2007 · There was an influx of Colt Thompson submachine guns for the IRA that still surface today. They have usually been well armed, and in the earlier days, organized much …

Apr 18, 2010 · In September 2005, the IRA decommissioned a substantial quantity of handguns, rifles and heavier calibre weapons and explosives under the supervision of General John de …