The Provisional IRA in the Republic of Ireland was very active in the country during the Troubles (1969–1998). The country was seen as a safe haven for IRA members who used it to flee from British security forces, organize training and homemade weapons, and conduct attacks on British or L...
The Police Service of Northern Ireland reportedly disrupted a bomb plot by members of the New IRA ahead of a visit by President Joe Biden next week.
of Ireland. The IRA was created in 1919 as a successor to the Irish Volunteers, a militant nationalist organization founded in 1913. The IRA’s purpose was to use armed force to render...
A Dublin-based newspaper has received a call supposedly from the Real IRA which claimed responsibility for the attack at Massereene army base. ; Using a recognised codename, it claimed responsibility for the attack in which two soldiers were killed. ; Four other people, including two pizza delivery men, were also injured when gunmen struck at the Antrim base.
Chief Constable Hugh Orde said that organisation was responsible after meeting key members of the Policing Board on Friday. ; The Northern Bank has now reassessed the amount stolen from its head office on 20 December as £26.5m. ; The IRA said it was not involved in the bank robbery and Sinn Fein leaders have said they believe the denial.
An IRA killer challenging his extradition to Northern Ireland for the murder of an SAS captain is freed on bail by the Irish High Court.
Police disrupted a bomb plot targeted for Londonderry, Northern Ireland by members of the New IRA, a paramilitary group affiliated with the Irish Republican Army, according to The Belfast...
Northern Ireland education minister Martin McGuinness confirms he was a senior IRA member in Londonderry in the 1970s.
Preparing for a possible England debut after switching international soccer allegiance from Ireland, Declan Rice apologized Thursday for past online expressions of support for the IRA.
The IRA made its decision after an internal debate prompted by Mr Adams' call in April to pursue its goals exclusively through politics. ; Mr Adams said Thursday's statement was a "defining point in the search for a lasting peace with justice" and also presented challenges for others. ; "It means that unionists who are for the Good Friday Agreement must end their ambivalence," he said. ; "And it is a direct challenge to the DUP to decide if they want to put the past behind them, and make peace with the rest of the people of this island."