Irish Republican Army

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The Irish Republican Army was a paramilitary organization dedicated to ending British rule in Northern Ireland and achieving a united Irish republic, active in various forms throughout the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish republican organization ⓘ
paramilitary organization ⓘ
activeIn 20th century ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Republic of Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Ireland
ceasefire declared major ceasefire in 1994 ⓘ
restored ceasefire in 1997 ⓘ
classifiedAs terrorist organization by the European Union ⓘ
terrorist organization by the United Kingdom ⓘ
terrorist organization by the United States ⓘ
conflict The Troubles ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
disarmament completed decommissioning of weapons in 2005 ⓘ
goal end British rule in Northern Ireland ⓘ
establish a united Irish republic ⓘ
ideology Irish nationalism ⓘ
Irish republicanism ⓘ
involvedIn Northern Ireland peace process ⓘ
notableEvent Easter Rising ⓘ
Irish Civil War ⓘ
Irish War of Independence ⓘ
notableLeader Cathal Brugha ⓘ
Gerry Adams (as associated political figure) ⓘ
linked to: Gerry Adams

Michael Collins ⓘ
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh ⓘ
Seán Mac Stíofáin ⓘ
Éamon de Valera ⓘ
opposedGroup British Army ⓘ
Royal Ulster Constabulary ⓘ
Ulster loyalist paramilitaries ⓘ
opposedTo British rule in Ireland ⓘ
originatedFrom Irish Volunteers ⓘ
politicalWing Sinn Féin ⓘ
relatedAgreement Good Friday Agreement ⓘ
religiousBackgroundMajority Roman Catholic ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
splitInto Continuity Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Official Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Real Irish Republican Army ⓘ
supportedBy some Irish diaspora groups ⓘ
some Libyan government elements under Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ
usedTactics ambushes ⓘ
armed robbery ⓘ
assassinations ⓘ
bombings ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ
kidnappings ⓘ

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Referenced by (136)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Official Irish Republican Army → separatedFrom → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Red Hand Commando → opposedTo → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Ulster Defence Association → opposedTo → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
National Army of the Irish Free State → predecessor → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Eoin O'Duffy → memberOf → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Liam Lynch → militaryBranch → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Liam Lynch → memberOf → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Seán MacBride → memberOf → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
anti-Treaty IRA → precededBy → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
anti-Treaty IRA → succeededBy → Irish Republican Army (post-1923) ⓘ
linked to: Irish Republican Army
Frank Aiken → militaryBranch → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Kilmichael Ambush → belligerent → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Royal Irish Constabulary → opposedBy → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Black and Tans → primaryOpponent → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Custom House attack → perpetrator → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Thompson submachine gun → usedBy → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Ulster Defence Regiment → engagedWith → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Official republican movement → factionOf → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
the Officials → emergedFrom → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
pre-1969 Irish Republican Army → hasPart → Northern Command of the IRA ⓘ
linked to: Irish Republican Army
pre-1969 Irish Republican Army → hasPart → Southern Command of the IRA ⓘ
linked to: Irish Republican Army
Combined Loyalist Military Command → opposedTo → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Irish Republic → militaryArm → Irish Republican Army (IRA) ⓘ
linked to: Irish Republican Army
Irish republican movement → associatedOrganization → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Bogside → associatedWithOrganization → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Ulster Defence Association → enemyOf → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
subject linked to: UDA
Real Irish Republican Army → claimsContinuityWith → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Northern Ireland peace process → involvesParty → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
partition of Ireland → involves → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Richard Mulcahy → memberOf → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Irish Republican Brotherhood → influenced → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Irish Republican Brotherhood → succeededBy → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Operation Demetrius → opposedBy → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Seamus Costello → memberOf → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Brendan Behan → memberOf → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Army Comrades Association → opposedTo → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
The Ferryman → historicalContext → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Nelson's Pillar → destroyedBy → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
The Informer (1935 film) → portrays → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
subject linked to: The Informer
Terence MacSwiney → memberOf → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Frank O’Connor → militaryService → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
pro-Treaty IRA → partOf → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Mayo campaign (Irish Civil War) → involves → Irish Republican Army (anti-Treaty) ⓘ
linked to: Irish Republican Army
Blueshirts → opposedTo → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Liam Lynch memorial at the Knockmealdown Mountains → relatedOrganization → Irish Republican Army (IRA) ⓘ
linked to: Irish Republican Army
Liam Mellows → memberOf → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Rory O’Connor → affiliation → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Seán Mac Eoin → militaryBranch → Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Irish Volunteers → associatedOrganization → Irish Republican Army ⓘ