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Irish Republican Army
By Kimberly Cowell-Meyers | See All Contributors | View Edit History. Irish Republican Army (IRA), also called Provisional Irish Republican Army, republican paramilitary organization seeking the establishment of a republic, the end of British rule in Northern Ireland, and the reunification of Ireland.

Is the IRA illegal in Ireland?

The Real Irish Republican Army, or Real IRA (RIRA), is a dissident Irish republican paramilitary group that aims to bring about a United Ireland. It is an illegal organisation in the Republic of Ireland and designated as a proscribed terrorist organisation in the United Kingdom and the United States.

What does IRA stand for in Ireland?

The Irish Republican Army (IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann), also known as the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and informally as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary organisation that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reunification and bring about an independent, socialist …

What’s the point of an IRA?

An individual retirement account (IRA) allows you to save money for retirement in a tax-advantaged way. An IRA is an account set up at a financial institution that allows an individual to save for retirement with tax-free growth or on a tax-deferred basis.

Can anyone open an IRA?

Anyone who has earned income can open an IRA and enjoy the tax benefits these accounts offer. You can open an IRA through a bank, an investment company, an online brokerage, or a personal broker. There are annual income limitations for deducting contributions to traditional IRAs and for contributing to Roth IRAs.

What was the Provisional IRA campaign in Northern Ireland?

Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign. From 1971–72, the IRA took to the offensive and conducted a relatively high intensity campaign against the British and Northern Ireland security forces and the infrastructure of the state. The British Army characterised this period as the ‘insurgency phase’ of the IRA’s campaign.

What did the IRA do in the Irish Civil War?

That part of the IRA, organised within the twenty-six counties that became the Free State, which rejected the compromise of the 1921 treaty with Britain and under Liam Lynch fought the Irish Civil War against the Free State’s National Army (led by Michael Collins), with the support of the anti-treaty faction of Sinn Féin, led by Éamon de Valera.

What weapons did the IRA use in Northern Ireland?

In rural areas such as South Armagh (which is a majority Catholic area near the Irish border), the IRA unit’s most effective weapon was the “culvert bomb”, where bombs were planted under drains in country roads.

Is there such a thing as Irish Republic army?

All organisations calling themselves “Irish Republic Army” claim legitimate descent (sometimes compared to apostolic succession) from this IRA of 1919–22. The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) is a name used by various paramilitary organisations in Ireland throughout the 20th and the 21st century.