Timeline of Real Irish Republican Army actions
The Real Irish Republican Army (IRA) was an Irish paramilitary group that was active from 1919 to 2005. They fought to remove British rule from the Republic of Ireland and to bring the reunification of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The IRA was involved in a lot of activities during their time, and here is a timeline of some of their most important actions:
1920: The IRA was founded and began carrying out armed attacks against British forces in Ireland.
1972: The IRA carried out its most deadly attack, known as Bloody Sunday. This attack took place in Derry, Northern Ireland, and resulted in the deaths of 13 civilians, with more injured.
1981: Following a hunger strike by IRA prisoners, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher declared the IRA to be a terrorist group and outlawed them.
1998: The Good Friday Agreement was signed in Northern Ireland. This agreement brought an end to a 30-year period of conflict between the IRA and the British government.
2005: The IRA announced that it was giving up its weapons and disbanding. They declared that they were committed to using “exclusively peaceful means” to pursue their goals.
1920: The IRA was founded and began carrying out armed attacks against British forces in Ireland.
1972: The IRA carried out its most deadly attack, known as Bloody Sunday. This attack took place in Derry, Northern Ireland, and resulted in the deaths of 13 civilians, with more injured.
1981: Following a hunger strike by IRA prisoners, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher declared the IRA to be a terrorist group and outlawed them.
1998: The Good Friday Agreement was signed in Northern Ireland. This agreement brought an end to a 30-year period of conflict between the IRA and the British government.
2005: The IRA announced that it was giving up its weapons and disbanding. They declared that they were committed to using “exclusively peaceful means” to pursue their goals.