Irish Republican Army

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Irish Republican Army

• PHILLIPS SEAN

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Both halves

• Northern Ireland came into existence with
  the British Government of Ireland Act (1920)
  which divided Ireland into two areas the Irish
  Free State, made up of the 26 southern counties,
  and Northern Ireland - comprising of the counties
  of Antrim, Down, Armagh, Londonderry, Tyrone and
  Fermanagh. Roman Catholics, who made up around
  one-third of the population of Northern Ireland,
  were largely opposed to the partition

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What their about

• This is the main republican group and is
  considered the armed wing of Sinn Fein. It has
  been fighting for an end to British rule and a
  united Ireland for decades.

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Start of peace

• As of September 26, 2005, the Irish
  Republican Army has destroyed its arsenal of
  weapons, that it used to fight for equality in
  Northern Ireland voted on by the majority of the
  population in establishing the Good Friday
  Agreement

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IRA SYMBOL

• The Celtic cross is essentially a traditional
  Christian cross with a circle overlying the point
  where the lines meet. This symbol evolved in the
  British Isles, and the earliest forms date from
  the seventh to ninth centuries in Ireland, Wales,
  and Scotland

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Some Activities of the IRA

• Bombings, assassinations, kidnappings, punishment
  beatings, extortion, and robberies. Targets have
  included senior British Government officials,
  British military and police in Northern Ireland,
  and Northern Irish Loyalist paramilitary groups.
• Bombing campaigns have been conducted against
  train and subway stations and shopping areas on
  mainland Britain, as well as against British and
  Royal Ulster Constabulary targets in Northern
  Ireland and a British military facility on the
  European Continent.

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