What was the aim of the Provisional Irish Republican Army?

The IRA aimed to keep Northern Ireland unstable, which would frustrate the British objective of installing a power sharing government as a solution to the Troubles.

Where did the IRA train?

The train was a Northern Ireland Railways afternoon service carrying passengers between Ballymena railway station and Belfast Central railway station.

Is the IRA a real army?

The Irish Republican Army (IRA) is a name used by various paramilitary organisations in Ireland throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

Is Sinn Féin the IRA?

Sinn Féin is the largest Irish republican political party, and was historically associated with the IRA, while also having been associated with the Provisional IRA in the party’s modern incarnation.

Is IRA still active in Ireland?

It is an illegal organisation in the Republic of Ireland and designated as a proscribed terrorist organisation in the United Kingdom and the United States.

What does IRA stand for Sons of Anarchy?

The Real Irish Republican Army
Edit. The Real Irish Republican Army’ aka Real IRA and True IRA are an Irish terrorist organization who sell illegal guns to motorcycle gangs and Russian Mafias in the United States to fund their cause.

Who gave guns to the IRA?

The two main sources of weaponry for the IRA have been the USA and Libya. The main gun-running network in the USA was controlled by a veteran Irish Republican called George Harrison.

What guns does the IRA use?

In 1970, the IRA receives weapons from Basque ETA. This includes around 50 revolvers. In 1971, the IRA receives its first consignments of Armalite rifles. They include around 100 AR-15 and AR-180 rifles, on the Queen Elizabeth 2 (New York to Southampton).

Is the Irish Republican Army Catholic?

Unionists and loyalists, who for historical reasons were mostly Ulster Protestants, wanted Northern Ireland to remain within the United Kingdom. Irish nationalists and republicans, who were mostly Irish Catholics, wanted Northern Ireland to leave the United Kingdom and join a united Ireland.

Is Fianna Fail left or right?

Since 1927, Fianna Fáil has been one of Ireland’s two major parties, along with Fine Gael since 1933; both are seen as centre-right parties, to the right of the Labour Party and Sinn Féin.

Who is the current head of the IRA?

Michael McKevitt
Spouse(s)	Bernadette Sands McKevitt
Family	Bobby Sands (brother-in-law)
Military career
Allegiance	Provisional IRA Real IRA New Republican Forum