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.
Exhibition part of efforts to help people on both sides of the Border who are suffering due to traumatic experiences caused by terrorism
Jonathan Trigg says it has been slow work getting former IRA members to open up to him, but some have done so, sharing their experiences and thoughts - and asking about British army training
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
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
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
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
