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.
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
Tipperary TD seeking to make personal statement to Dáil, Verona Murphy says
Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane led a mass break-out in September 1983
Charlie Flanagan describes tribute as ‘nauseating’
McFarlane was IRA commander in the Maze prison during the 1981 hunger strikes
Judge says he is obliged to send a report to DPP if evidence indicates criminal offence may have been committed
Dutch businessman Tiede Herrema was kidnapped by the IRA 50 years ago and his archive donated to University of Limerick in 2005
The Ismaili Muslim ruler was perhaps best known in Ireland for refusing to pay a ransom for the kidnapped Shergar
Claims IRA members opened fire in car park were ‘demonstrably untrue’, inquest found
Prince Shah Karim Al Husseini’s family’s engagement with Ireland’s equine industry spanned three generations
Victim’s sister questions whether process will uncover the full truth
No one else represented as many clients in high-profile, difficult and often-unpopular cases in the bright glare of publicity
Gerry Adams jokingly referred to him as ‘teddy bear’ but Howell was an authoritative presence whose word carried serious weight in the highest echelons of republicanism
Jon Hill reveals investigators were contacted by people affected by Say Nothing, the Disney+ series that includes scenes portraying final hours of Jean McConville and Joe Lynskey
Hill was haunted by the experience and dedicated the rest of his life to campaigning against miscarriages of justice
New taoiseach caused concern as IRA grappled with ceasefire and decommissioning decisions, papers show
The unreasonableness of David Trimble’s behaviour sometimes obscured the reasonableness of his argument, said Tony Blair
Issue raised over possible elevation of well-regarded lawyer Ronnie Appleton to bench
Businessmen sued for defamation over then-minister’s statement, claiming it was for legitimate pork export business
Department of Foreign Affairs found open criticism of political leaders remarkable
Pte Patrick Kelly and Garda recruit Gary Sheehan were shot dead by a Provisional IRA gang 41 years ago
Judge at trial said he could not be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that statements not ‘adduced by torture’
Former police officers defend the force they served, but feel increasingly forgotten
Áine McCann says: ‘We would have been safer on the streets of Belfast where children were getting shot dead every other day’
Former Belfast monk and IRA member abducted, murdered and secretly buried by paramilitaries in 1972
Sinn Féin manifesto's bizarre plans for an investigation into RTÉ’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza are part of a worrying pattern
Radio: When the RTÉ host talks to Pat and Aisling Ryan, it’s an intriguing glimpse into an unseen and unglamorous yet vital industry
Explosions, widely blamed on the IRA, killed 21 people in the city in November 1974
Television review: Adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe book retraces abduction and murder of Jean McConville and experiences of IRA bomber Dolours Price
Shane Kenny says the then taoiseach never received the credit due for his role leading up to the Belfast Agreement
Former Methodist Church president Harold Good, whose house played a prominent role in in ending The Troubles, opens up about the challenges of peacemakers
Recent controversies are not the reason for Sinn Féin’s decline, they’re symptoms of its underlying reality
Lead investigator urges anyone with information that could help locate burial site to ignore ‘myths’ and come forward
Staging the Martin Hurson Story has caused disquiet in parts of the North. Its aim is not to glorify, says its writer
The former Sinn Féin leader alleges he was defamed in a 2016 programme and article
In a new book Edward Burke identifies the man he believes to have been responsible for the brutal killing of a Belfast Catholic family in 1922, a massacre whose repercussions continue to be felt
From the chaos of the Troubles, the movie constructs a story of hope and tenderness, proving there’s more to life than land
It is hard to believe this place once hosted vibrant industry and deadly sectarian violence
Neither republicans nor loyalists defended their communities, despite their claims. It was those in Northern Ireland who kept community ties alive while others tried to destroy them who ultimately won the argument
New writing and never-previously broadcast interviews bring alive the negotiations and nervousness before a critical moment in the Belfast peace process
'If remains are discovered, it will answer one of the questions that have swirled around the life and death of this 29-year-old soldier'
Three republicans who served time during the Troubles have no regrets about the long IRA campaign of violence
The gun used to assassinate the Free State minister for justice in 1927 was still in use in the 1970s during the Troubles
Injustice of the Legal Act has been compounded by the knowledge that nine historians will participate in this project, apparently oblivious to the trauma of families
The former prison, which housed 2,000 republicans and loyalists at the height of the Troubles, is now home to stills that can make 610,000 litres of whiskey
Compromise should never be a dirty word in any true democrat's lexicon, says former tánaiste as he unveils plaque to War of Independence hero, Sean O'Donoghue
Man who lost two sons and a brother in loyalist attack achieved own justice ‘by outliving the forces that had sought to destroy him and his family’
Mistakes in dealing with terrorism in Northern Ireland are being repeated elsewhere, argues Prof Richard English in a new book
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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