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Irish Republican Army command division
IRA Southern Command was a command division in the Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) and Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA), responsible for providing
IRA_Southern_Command
Irish Republican Army command division
Northern Command was a command division in the Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) and Provisional IRA, responsible for directing IRA operations in the northern
IRA_Northern_Command
Topics referred to by the same term
Southern Command can refer to a number of military commands: Southern Command (IRA) Southern Command (Israel) Southern Command (India), Indian Army Southern
Southern_Command
Anti-Treaty sub-group of the original IRA
leader of an IRA unit—for example Sean McEoin, who sided with the Treaty in County Longford—took sides, often the remainder of his command joined him.
Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)
Irish_Republican_Army_(1922–1969)
Irish republican paramilitary group split from the Provisional IRA in 1997
the Provisional IRA by dissident members, who rejected the IRA's ceasefire that year. Like the Provisional IRA before it, the Real IRA saw itself as the
Real_Irish_Republican_Army
Decision-making body of the Provisional IRA
The IRA Army Council was the decision-making body of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, a paramilitary group dedicated to bringing about independence
IRA_Army_Council
Political party in Ireland
political arm (the IRA and Sinn Féin had effectively no formal ties following the civil war). Following an IRA army convention in 1948, IRA members were instructed
Sinn_Féin
Paramilitary force active from 1969 to 2005
improvised mortars. Below GHQ, the IRA was divided into a Northern Command and a Southern Command. Northern Command operated in Northern Ireland as well
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army
Former Irish republican paramilitary group
The Official Irish Republican Army or Official IRA (OIRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) was an Irish republican paramilitary group whose goal was to remove
Official Irish Republican Army
Official_Irish_Republican_Army
Irish republican (1896–1982)
from Williamstown, County Galway. Formerly medical officer to the IRA's 3rd Southern Division, he was one of the last civil war prisoners to be released
Madge_Clifford
Irish paramilitary organisation
practice, the IRA was commanded by Collins, with Richard Mulcahy as second in command. These men were able to issue orders and directives to IRA guerrilla
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
Irish_Republican_Army_(1919–1922)
PIRA volunteer (1950–2013)
Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). In 1972 she joined an elite group within the IRA called "The Unknowns," commanded by Pat McClure. The Unknowns were
Dolours_Price
Northern Irish politician (1956/1957–2026)
Royal Ulster Constabulary officer John Rodgers. Rodgers was murdered in an IRA gun attack near the Glen Inn in Glengormley. Butler was given a life sentence
Paul_Butler_(politician)
Founding member and leader of the Provisional IRA
from prison, he joined the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in 1939. During the Second World War, the IRA carried out a number of armed actions in Northern
Billy_McKee
Nickname for territory held by anti-Treaty forces during the Irish Civil War
crisis Officials-Provisionals split Organisation IRA Army Council IRA Northern Command IRA Southern Command Attacks Battle of Dublin Battle of Kilmallock
Munster_Republic
Paramilitary unit
The Belfast Brigade of the Provisional IRA was the largest of the organisation's brigades, based in the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The nucleus
Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade
Provisional_IRA_Belfast_Brigade
Irish republican organization
had with the IRB. McGarrity continued to provide support and aid to the IRA after it was outlawed in Ireland by de Valera in 1936 but became less active
Clan_na_Gael
Irish republican (born 1948)
South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), and was one of the IRA's most experienced bomb-makers. McMahon was convicted of the murder
Thomas McMahon (Irish republican)
Thomas_McMahon_(Irish_republican)
Former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army
Republican Army (Provisional IRA) volunteer. Born into a Republican family in Belfast, Price joined the Provisional IRA in 1971, along with her sister
Marian_Price
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse (1978–1983)
and several IRA men were taken from under O'Callaghan's control in IRA Southern Command and put into Mallon's unit. These included the IRA members Gerry
Shergar
British statesman and admiral (1900–1979)
world wars and rose to become Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command, in the later stages of the Second World War. He subsequently oversaw the
Lord_Mountbatten
Irish republican militant (1919–1989)
republican activist, militant, and twice chief of staff of the Provisional IRA. Born in Belfast on Marchioness Street in the historic Pound Loney district
Seamus_Twomey
1922–1923 conflict between factions of the IRA
estimate, the Anti-Treaty IRA at the beginning of the war had 6,780 rifles and 12,900 men. However, the IRA lacked an effective command structure, a clear strategy
Irish_Civil_War
1956–62 conflict between the IRA and the UK
(codenamed Operation Harvest) carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) against targets in Northern Ireland, with the aim of overthrowing British
Border campaign (Irish Republican Army)
Border_campaign_(Irish_Republican_Army)
1988 killings in Belfast, Northern Ireland
a crowd attending a funeral of an IRA member, and were later shot dead by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Wearing
Corporals_killings
Irish republican (1948–2008)
of Gerry Adams. He was appointed to the IRA's Internal Security Unit and liaised between IRA Northern Command and rural units in Tyrone and Armagh. In
Brendan_Hughes
Irish republican politician and military leader (1938–1991)
movement at 17 years of age and took part in the IRA Border Campaign. On 1 January 1957 he was second-in-command of the Pearse Column which carried out the
Dáithí_Ó_Conaill
were established by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). The IRA Southern Command, headquartered in Dublin, was responsible for maintaining these
Provisional IRA in the Republic of Ireland
Provisional_IRA_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland
1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
August 1994, the IRA declared a ceasefire. The loyalist paramilitaries, temporarily united in the "Combined Loyalist Military Command", reciprocated six
The_Troubles
Official IRA and the minority Provisional IRA. a. ^ Some noted Irish and British historians, including Ed Moloney, author of A Secret History of the IRA, have
Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army
Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Irish_Republican_Army
Irish politician
1980s, Mac Cionnaith was jailed for six years for his involvement in the IRA bombing of Portadown's town centre. From 1997, Mac Cionnaith was the spokesman
Breandán_Mac_Cionnaith
Northern Irish murder case
Irish Republican Army (IRA) and secretly buried in County Louth in the Republic of Ireland in 1972 after being accused by the IRA of passing information
Murder_of_Jean_McConville
Alleged member of the Real IRA (1952–2023)
Friday Agreement Organisation Chief of Staff IRA Army Council IRA Northern Command IRA Southern Command Internal Security Unit Active service unit Belfast
Colm_Murphy
Irish republican paramilitary group split from the Provisional IRA in 1986
The Continuity Irish Republican Army (Continuity IRA or CIRA), styling itself as the Irish Republican Army (Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann), is an Irish republican
Continuity Irish Republican Army
Continuity_Irish_Republican_Army
Alleged volunteer in the Real Irish Republican Army
Lithuania, accused of trying to purchase arms and explosives for the Real IRA, was found guilty and sentenced to twelve years in jail, a conviction that
Liam_Campbell
Irish republican soldier
1957) was a volunteer in the Pearse Column of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Born in Ballybay, County Monaghan, Ireland, into a staunchly republican
Fergal_O'Hanlon
1979 IRA attack on British forces
targeted the incoming reinforcements and the command point set up to deal with the incident. Provisional IRA volunteers hidden in nearby woodland also allegedly
Warrenpoint_ambush
Former member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
to his IRA career, particularly the claim that he had attained the leadership of the IRA's Southern Command, and had been a delegate to the IRA Army Council
Sean_O'Callaghan
Irish republican (1892–1923)
counter IRA guerrilla tactics. Lynch was no longer in command of the Cork No. 2 Brigade, for he had to travel in secret to each of the nine IRA brigades
Liam_Lynch_(Irish_republican)
Irish guerrilla leader (1897–1980)
Gormanston in County Meath and travelled south, to take command of the anti-Treaty IRA Second Southern Division. Barry returned to his previous role of guerrilla
Tom_Barry_(Irish_republican)
Irish republican women's paramilitary organisation
leadership of the IRA about the carrying of a Connolly Youth Movement banner at a Wolfe Tone commemoration at Bodenstown Graveyard. The IRA leadership declared
Cumann_na_mBan
IRA member (1957–1988)
1957 – 6 March 1988) was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). She was shot and killed by the Special Air Service in Gibraltar during
Mairéad Farrell (IRA activist)
Mairéad_Farrell_(IRA_activist)
Irish ballad by Dominic Behan
Behan had been involved with the IRA before writing the song but he did not support the continuing campaign of the IRA at the time, and altered the first
The_Patriot_Game
Irish Republican Army member (1928–2001)
IRA he felt he had to appear more militant than his colleagues. The "Provisional Army Council" in the coming months commanded the loyalty of the IRA national
Seán_Mac_Stíofáin
Attempts by the IRA and Nazi Germany to coordinate against the UK
The Irish Republican Army (IRA), a paramilitary group seeking to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and unify Ireland, shared intelligence
Irish Republican Army–Abwehr collaboration
Irish_Republican_Army–Abwehr_collaboration
Northern Ireland dispute over parades
based on Obins Street. Later in July, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated a bomb on Woodhouse Street, and loyalists bombed a Catholic church
Drumcree_conflict
Provisional IRA attack in England
On 15 June 1996, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated a 1,500-kilogram (3,300 lb) lorry bomb on Corporation Street in the centre of Manchester
1996_Manchester_bombing
Military unit
border. It has allegedly been commanded since the 1970s by Thomas 'Slab' Murphy who is also alleged to be a member of the IRA's Army Council. Compared to
Provisional IRA South Armagh Brigade
Provisional_IRA_South_Armagh_Brigade
Irish poet and writer (1923–1964)
the Irish Republican Army (IRA), Behan was born in Dublin into a staunchly republican family, becoming a member of the IRA's youth organization Fianna
Brendan_Behan
1939–40 IRA military operation against the United Kingdom
IRA during the mid-1930s, Seán Russell was reinstated to the IRA in April 1938 and elected to the IRA Army Council in absentia. At a subsequent IRA General
S-Plan
IRA member and British intelligence agent alleged to be Stakeknife (1946–2023)
Scappaticci had become a senior figure in the IRA's Internal Security Unit, part of IRA Northern Command. The ISU was responsible for counter-intelligence
Freddie_Scappaticci
Irish Provisional IRA member (1954–1981)
1954 – 5 May 1981) was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze in Northern
Bobby_Sands
Irish Republican Army member (1941–2024)
Irish republican organisation, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). As an IRA member, she took part in the theft of paintings worth IR£8 million
Rose_Dugdale
Attempts by the IRA to destabilise Northern Ireland between 1942 and 1944
campaign was a series of attacks by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) Northern Command between September 1942 and December 1944 against the security forces
Northern campaign (Irish Republican Army)
Northern_campaign_(Irish_Republican_Army)
Irish republican (1902–1944)
socialism within Irish republicanism, which resulted in him breaking with the IRA and becoming involved with founding a new political organisation, the Republican
Frank_Ryan_(Irish_republican)
Irish republican (1920–2004)
second in command. That year, during an anniversary march by the IRA for the Easter Rising, Cahill got into a shootout with five other IRA men against
Joe_Cahill
as the IRA Frank Aiken (1898–1983), a founding member of Fianna Fáil; commanded the Fourth Northern Division of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during
List of members of the Irish Republican Army
List_of_members_of_the_Irish_Republican_Army
Irish journalist and IRA chief of staff
Gaeltacht. During the Second World War, Cronin was an officer in the Southern Command in the Irish Defence Forces. He later emigrated to New York City, where
Seán_Cronin
Provisional IRA member
Irish Republican Army (IRA). O'Neill was killed in London in 1996 during a police raid on the hotel where he and two other IRA volunteers were staying
Diarmuid_O'Neill
Irish republican
reorganisation of the IRA, which included the use of covert cells and the establishment of a Southern Command and Northern Command. As the architects of
Brian Keenan (Irish republican)
Brian_Keenan_(Irish_republican)
Irish republican activist (1927–1975)
came under attack from both civilian unionists and the RUC. McMillen's IRA command by this point still had only a limited amount of weapons (one rifle,
Billy_McMillen
Irish republican
republican and a former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). He is most noted for having been a member of the Balcombe Street gang.
Joe O'Connell (Irish republican)
Joe_O'Connell_(Irish_republican)
IRA volunteer and writer (born 1957)
former Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer, writer and historian. On 27 February 1976, the IRA targeted Victor’s Bar in Belfast, identifying
Anthony_McIntyre
1983 prison break in Northern Ireland
prison escape in UK peacetime history, 38 Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoners escaped from H-Block 7 (H7) of the prison. One prison officer
Maze_Prison_escape
Irish writer (1928–1989)
family. His father, Stephen Behan, fought for the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in the Irish War of Independence. Dominic was the brother of Brendan Behan
Dominic_Behan
Irish republican (1883-1922)
December 1922) was an Irish republican who was Director of Engineering for the IRA in the Irish War of Independence. O'Connor opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty
Rory O'Connor (Irish republican)
Rory_O'Connor_(Irish_republican)
Protest by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland
introduction of the strategy of internment in 1971, both IRA violence and recruitment escalated. IRA volunteer Kieran Nugent had been interned in Long Kesh
1981_Irish_hunger_strike
IRA counter-intelligence and interrogation unit
over both Northern and Southern Commands of the IRA, (encompassing the whole of Ireland), and to have been directly attached to IRA General Headquarters
Internal_Security_Unit
Irish republican politician and IRA leader (1950–2017)
switching to the Provisional IRA soon after. By the start of 1972, at the age of 21, he was second-in-command of the IRA in Derry, a position he held
Martin_McGuinness
Irish republican paramilitary
the RUC Special Branch wanted list. He was told by the Official IRA Belfast command to return for his own safety to Dublin. However he ignored their
Joe_McCann
People believed to have been murdered during the Troubles in Northern Ireland
Irish republican paramilitary and IRA member from Cavendish Street in Belfast, disappeared during a violent internal IRA feud in the city in August 1972
The Disappeared (Northern Ireland)
The_Disappeared_(Northern_Ireland)
Mass shooting in Derry, Northern Ireland
of the IRA's intelligence-gathering department for a period in the 1970s, stated in his memoir that after the massacre, the IRA Southern Command in Dublin
Bloody_Sunday_(1972)
Irish republican and paramilitary leader (1949–2021)
the Provisional IRA's involvement in the Northern Ireland peace process, he formed the Real IRA in protest. His role in the Real IRA led to him being
Michael_McKevitt
Republican weapons smuggling into Northern Ireland during The Troubles
were intercepted before the IRA could get them. The primary IRA's gunrunner in the United States was George Harrison, an IRA veteran who had lived in New
Provisional Irish Republican Army arms importation
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_arms_importation
Irish dissident republican (1956–2019)
was co-founder of the Real IRA and leader of its splinter group Óglaigh na hÉireann. McGrane was convicted of Provisional IRA membership in 1976 and imprisoned
Seamus_McGrane
Irish republican politician (born 1948)
the Irish Republican Army (IRA) of the mid-1940s. Gerry Adams Sr. joined the IRA at age 16. In 1942, he participated in an IRA ambush on a Royal Ulster
Gerry_Adams
Military unit
The Official IRA's Belfast Brigade was founded in December 1969 after the Official IRA itself emerged in December 1969, shortly after the beginning of
Official_IRA_Belfast_Brigade
IRA cell tasked with carrying out attacks
Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) cell of four to ten members, tasked with carrying out armed attacks. In 2002, the IRA had about 1,000 active members
Active_service_unit
Republican paramilitary group in Northern Ireland
The East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), also known as the Tyrone/Monaghan Brigade was one of the most active republican
Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade
Provisional_IRA_East_Tyrone_Brigade
Part of a five-year protest during the Troubles
five-year protest during the Troubles by Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) prisoners held in the Maze Prison
Dirty_protest
IRA member
leadership the East Tyrone Brigade became the most active IRA unit. In 1986, Kelly attended the IRA Army Convention where the main topic of discussion was
Patrick_Joseph_Kelly
Political position within Irish republicanism
elections. The IRA initially recognised the authority of the rump Second Dáil but increased distrust between the two bodies led the IRA to withdraw its
Irish_republican_legitimism
Irish Republican Army leader (1923–1998)
IRA Quartermaster General in 1959 and, in 1962, succeeded Ruairí Ó Brádaigh as IRA Chief of Staff, a position he held until 1969. He assumed command of
Cathal_Goulding
Effort to end UK control of Northern Ireland (1969–1997)
From 1969 until 1997, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) conducted an armed paramilitary campaign primarily in Northern Ireland and England,
Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_campaign
Anglo-Irish aristocrat and socialite (1896–1979)
injuries following an attack off the coast of County Sligo by the Provisional IRA targeting her son's father-in-law, Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma,
Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne
Doreen_Knatchbull,_Baroness_Brabourne
Irish republican soldier
(Irish: Seán Sabhat; 8 February 1928 – 1 January 1957) was a member of an IRA military column led by Seán Garland on a raid against a Royal Ulster Constabulary
Seán_South
1922 opening battle of the Irish Civil War
The members of the IRA Army Executive were the political leaders of the garrison, but served as common soldiers under the command of O'Brien. The Anti-Treaty
Battle_of_Dublin
Irish republican (born 1949)
allegedly involved with the South Armagh Brigade of the IRA before being elected chief of staff by the IRA Army Council. Toby Harnden (ex-correspondent for the
Thomas Murphy (Irish republican)
Thomas_Murphy_(Irish_republican)
Irish republican; memoirist, writer
the IRA, being active in one of its units based around Newry. This brigade sometimes worked alongside the "South Armagh Brigade", which was the IRA's most
Eamon_Collins
Irish republican (1902–2007)
Boherbee B Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Kerry Brigade, Irish Republican Army (IRA). He first bought a firearm for one pound from a Liverpool Irish soldier
Dan_Keating
Irish republican (1921–1988)
prison for IRA membership spending his prison time in the Curragh Camp. McGirl was interned again in the 1950s. McGirl participated in the IRA Border campaign
John_Joe_McGirl
Irish republican politician and military leader (1932–2013)
and military leader. He was Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) from 1958 to 1959 and again from 1960 to 1962, president of Sinn Féin from
Ruairí_Ó_Brádaigh
Irish Republican army volunteer and bomber
Birmingham pub bombings. He signed off as Mick from West Midlands Command of the IRA. Following his death in 1999, he was buried in Clonmellon, County
Mick Murray (Irish republican)
Mick_Murray_(Irish_republican)
Faculty to train terrorists
Republic primarily contributed to the longevity of the conflict. The IRA Southern Command was headquartered in Dublin during the conflict and handled the training
Terrorist_training_camp
Provisional Irish Republican Army member (born 1951)
to as the Brighton bomber, is a former Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer. In 1984 he planted a bomb in the Grand Hotel, Brighton, targeting
Patrick Magee (Irish republican)
Patrick_Magee_(Irish_republican)
Irish revolutionary and politician (1898–1983)
Northern Division from spring 1921. The IRA units he would eventually command extended from County Louth, southern and western County Down, and from March
Frank_Aiken
Irish-American gun runner (1915–2004)
Harrison, Michael Duffy, was shot while fighting as a part of the Anti-Treaty IRA. Both these incidents contributed to his growing belief in Irish Republicanism
George Harrison (Irish republican)
George_Harrison_(Irish_republican)
Situation resulting from the IRA splitting along pro-treaty and anti-treaty lines
they were countersigned by himself. On 16 January, the first IRA division – the 2nd Southern Division – repudiated the authority of the GHQ. On 18 January
Irish Republican Army and the Anglo-Irish Treaty
Irish_Republican_Army_and_the_Anglo-Irish_Treaty
State of emergency in the Republic of Ireland during World War II
between the pro-Treaty and anti-Treaty factions of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). After 1932, the governing party of the new state was the republican Fianna
The_Emergency_(Ireland)
ISBN 978-0-87113-269-7 Bishop, Patrick; Mallie, Eamonn (1988). The Provisional IRA. London: Corgi. ISBN 978-0-552-13337-1. Bourke, Richard (2003). Peace in
List of books about the Troubles
List_of_books_about_the_Troubles
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