Gerry Kelly named as ‘dominant figure’ of 1996 IRA leadership in Garda security document
Provisional IRA’s leadership outlined by assistant commissioner, who highlighted rank-and-file dissatisfaction
Irish Republican Army
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.
Northern Bank robbery ‘symptom’ of IRA criminality, Ahern told Adams
Taoiseach expressed anger at 2004 raid, carried out while Sinn Féin continued negotiations with British and Irish governments
Palestine Action hunger strikes stir memories of the IRA in 1981
UK prime minister Keir Starmer faces a real Christmas dilemma as some hunger strikers are said to be near death
Arms cache discovered in Cork attic linked to War of Independence
Army bomb disposal experts called to assist gardaí
Patrick Cooney obituary: Minister who confronted Provisional IRA with implacable resolve
Last surviving member of the Fine Gael-Labour coalition which held office from 1973 to 1977
‘I am not going to hide again’: Families of IRA victims react to Kenova report
Relations privately co-operated with investigation into British army’s top Republican spy, code-named Stakeknife
Final report into activities of British army’s top IRA agent during Troubles to be released
Agent, known as Stakeknife, widely accepted to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci who died in 2023
Families appeal for new information on cases as part of National Missing Persons Day
Garda Commissioner urges relatives of missing people to give DNA to national database
Sinn Féin should study its own political history before demanding Herzog Park be renamed
Raymond McCreesh Park was given its name in 2001 following a proposal by the party
Stakeknife one of several British spies involved in killing suspected informers, court hears
Widow of Anthony Braniff, shot dead by IRA in 1981, is challenging decision not to pursue prosecutions
Eric and Desmond Guiney: ICRIR opens new appeal in deaths of father and son in Belfast in 1981
Father and son were attacked by rioters in Belfast during the IRA hunger strikes
Jim Dixon obituary: Seriously injured Enniskillen bombing victim who fought for his beliefs but believed in redemption
Unique view on life was guided by a deep Christian faith
Denis O’Brien was a dominant player in Irish media world when defamatory statement released
Study which prompted response had been commissioned by then-Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan and dealt with media ownership in the State
Jury in Denis O’Brien defamation case set to begin deliberations on Friday
Darragh Mackin and Gavin Booth claim 2016 press release implied they acted for and received payment from the IRA
Denis O’Brien spokesman stands over ‘every word’ of allegedly defamatory statement, court hears
Solicitors claim a sentence in October 2016 press release implied they acted for and received payment from the IRA
At the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement, we sensed we were witnessing a historic event
While the importance of the Anglo Irish Agreement is sometimes overlooked, it was the foundation on which all subsequent progress has been based
Plan for a united Ireland to avoid Brexit-style mess, says author from unionist background
Ben Collins favours Irish unity and encourages others of similar heritage to engage with subject
Former alleged IRA member to stand trial for 1979 murder
James Donegan from Co Cavan was extradited from the Republic to face charges related to murder of UDR soldier
Fr Dermod McCarthy, ex-RTÉ editor who had role in Ben Dunne kidnap release, has died
Fr McCarthy was part of the team which produced the Radharc series for RTÉ from 1965
Ed Moloney: journalist and author dies aged 77
Former Northern editor of The Irish Times was known for his coverage of the Troubles
Gerry Adams: A Ballymurphy Man review – Compelling storytelling, elegant direction
Trisha Ziff allows the former Sinn Féin president to reflect on his life and times in a documentary filmed over five years
Martin Mansergh risked career to progress peace process in early stages, funeral hears
‘Unambiguously republican’ politician understood unionist tradition, mourners in Tipperary hear
Irish businessman who smeared Jim Gavin was convicted of violent assault of fisheries officer
Incident off Helvick Head, Co Waterford, in 1993 left fisheries officer badly injured, followed by allegations Kieran Kelly linked to IRA
Who was Martin Mansergh, what role did he play in Fianna Fáil and North’s peace process?
Oxford-educated member of Anglo-Irish family became valued by Charles Haughey and successors
Martin Mansergh, Fianna Fáil adviser and key figure in peace process, dies aged 78
Mansergh entered electoral politics after decades as a backroom figure and served as minister of State
Violence ‘never justified’: Catherine Connolly responds to question on IRA campaign
Presidential candidate denies being ‘equivocal’ on Hamas and condemns genocide in Gaza
Families of Troubles victims killed along Border still await answers from State
Families of victims allege collaboration between gardaí and IRA
New Troubles legacy deal criticised by victims’ group
British-Irish framework should have dealt with ‘lingering issues of concern’, SEFF says
Backing Catherine Connolly suggests Sinn Féin could not come up with better idea
Party’s support may yet prove decisive for Independent TD’s presidential campaign
Grandma’s unlikely tales of being an Irish rebel turned out to be true but Ireland let her down
Investigating Maggie O’Toole’s story would forever change the trajectory of my life, as a research visit to Ireland from my native New York became a permanent move
Rev Martin Smyth obituary: Staunchly anti-agreement former Ulster Unionist MP and Orange Order leader
He tried to implicate Charles Haughey in an IRA gun-running plot during the 1980s
A calculated game: the latest attempt to persuade NI paramilitaries to disband
Amid scepticism and trepidation, the British and Irish governments are about to try again to convince loyalist and dissident republican groups to quit paramilitarism
‘I have nightmares about Bragan’: families of the Disappeared gather for poignant memorial
White crosses placed on bogland to signify IRA victims who were secretly buried
The Deployment of Art by Clare Carolin: A scathing critique of official British versions of the Troubles
The British academic skewers the long campaign by the British army to promote itself ‘as a kindly force of non-partisan peacekeepers’
Irish Nurses in the NHS review: A wave of women who were Ireland’s loss and Britain’s gain
Television: The 30,000 Irish-born nurses that once worked in the NHS have been relatively overlooked
New search in Co Monaghan bog for Disappeared victim Columba McVeigh
Latest dig for teen buried by IRA is continuation of search undertaken two years ago
The new IRB: a band of conspiracy theorists who have set up a parallel Irish ‘government’
This fringe group, drawn from the ranks of anti-lockdown protesters and business people laid low by the crash, have a cabinet, local co-ops and even a network of ‘courts’
Forensic advances bring chance of new prosecutions for Guildford and other 1970s IRA bombings
Some investigations will result in arrests for killings 50 years ago, official says, despite unpopular new legacy regime
New forensic evidence identifies suspects in Guildford and other 1970s IRA bombings
Government to face pressure to offer greater co-operation into legacy investigations
The little-known story of the Trinity student shot during the War of Independence
Hosanna Boulter on a forgotten killing
My Saxophone Saved My Life by Des Lee and The Killing of the Reavey Brothers by Eugene Reavey: Angry accounts of atrocities and the continuing search for answers
British authorities have put up obstacles to both men as they have fought for decades to discover the truth
Victim’s family condemns ‘disgusting’ Féile na Phobail tribute to Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane
Linda Boyle (17) was killed 50 years ago in the Bayardo Bar massacre carried out by McFarlane and two others
Son of Stakeknife victim ‘frustrated’ by UK government silence on name change and will
Freddie Scappaticci’s will was sealed by a British court last week
Brian Rowan: the ‘long and difficult journey’ to decommissioning in the North
Twenty years after the IRA declared its war was over, previously unseen documents from Brian Rowan’s personal archive tell the story of the hard road to peace
Michelle O’Neill: ‘The British state killed local people. Those moments contribute to who you are’
Northern Ireland’s First Minister discusses party leadership, presidency, teen pregnancy and ‘precious gift of peace’
Whether the abuse happens in Rathfarnham or west Belfast, the story is the same
Máiría Cahill’s isolation was rooted in terror of the tribe. For the Brennan sisters theirs was about protecting reputations
Omagh bombing survivor wants High Court to compel State to hold public inquiry into atrocity
Emmet Tunney says Irish government’s failure to hold such a hearing breaches his rights
Former US ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith turned against Sinn Féin after 9/11, British files claim
She also thought Tony Blair ‘should be much tougher with IRA’, friend told British prime minister’s chief of staff
US government offered to use spy satellites to verify IRA arms dumps were decommissioned
White House official put forward the idea to the British in 2000, documents show
Michael McDowell pushed for British amnesty for IRA members without trial, UK files reveal
Treatment of the so-called ‘on-the-runs’ later became a major controversy
RTÉ’s Noraid: Irish America and the IRA leans towards the Che Guevara version of history
Television: First of two episodes leans ever so subtly towards Che Guevara version of history – never mind the body count; look at the cool poster we got out of it
Veteran republican Marian Price issues legal proceedings against Disney over ‘Say Nothing’ series
Suggestion Price involved in murder of Jean McConville not based on a single iota of evidence, High Court defamation action claims
Victim of IRA attack allegedly involving British agent loses legal claim over probe ‘delay’
Desmond McCabe case arose after PSNI decision to prioritise Omagh bombing inquiry over legacy casework
We like to romanticise Ireland’s past, but too much remembering could be bad for us
Unthinkable: To create a shared future on this island, and internationally, we must move beyond uncritically celebrating the actions of any particular tribe
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