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This topic contains articles relating to the original IRA from the time of the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921). It also covers later paramilitary organisations that split to form contemporary groups, such as the Provisional IRA, Real IRA, and Continuity IRA, which were active during the Troubles in Northern Ireland and beyond.
Former Sinn Féin president tells judge the IRA attempt to kill Margaret Thatcher was ‘legitimate’
Judge tells jury claims made in documentaries they are being shown may be relevant to the issue of Adams’s reputation
Court hears Adams continues to work with families of three men ‘disappeared’ by the IRA during Troubles who have not been found
Accomplished writer and campaigner died after being struck in the head by a bullet in Derry
A wide-ranging story about connections between the two civil rights movements
Radio: RTÉ presenter is a likable substitute for Joe Duffy, while Newstalk’s Kieran Cuddihy launches an unusual free-speech crusade
Ten Protestant men shot by republican gunmen posing as British soldiers in 1976
For the first time, an Irish priest tells the story of the confession he heard from Joe Lynskey shortly before he was murdered by the IRA a half-century ago
A tape recording from 1984 revealed an elderly republican’s ambition to publish his life story - four decades on, it has finally come to pass
Story of Brian Stack’s killing and its aftermath is an important and bleak retrospective on Ireland during the Troubles
Maria Lynskey had the funeral arrangements in place for her uncle before her family’s hopes of finding his remains were dashed for the second time in a decade
Co Monaghan village residents fear remains of Joe Lynskey, one of the IRA’s Disappeared, may never be found
Grave did not contain remains of murdered former IRA member or ‘any of the Disappeared’, says independent commission
The man known as Stakeknife, a senior British army agent in the IRA, was hidden away in middle-class suburban comfrot in Guildford
Delving into her family history led author Ali Watkins to explore one of the least known and most effective gunrunning operations in contemporary American history, and the ways the Irish diaspora view Ireland
The non-jury SCC lacks power to order transcripts, High Court judge hears
Too often the reader is left wanting to know more about these women and their lives
Sinn Féin has faced criticism for its tributes to Brendan McFarlane, who died last month
He became a firm supporter of the peace process
UK government’s argues the issue needs to be revisited after final Operation Kenova report is produced, solicitor representing family of one of the victims says
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