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IRA

# ira - Today’s News

From TheJournal.ie IRA

Donegal man charged with 1982 Hyde Park attack

John Downey, 61, is charged in relation to the murders of four men.

# ira - Friday 17 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Bombings

Wreath-laying ceremony on 39th anniversary of Dublin-Monaghan bombings

Families will today remember the victims of the 1974 bombings, which marked the greatest loss of life in a single day during the Troubles.

# ira - Tuesday 7 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie IRA

Adams to meet family of prison officer shot dead in Dublin

Brian Stack, who was the chief prison officer in Portlaoise prison, died of his injuries eighteen months after being shot as he left a boxing match.

# ira - Tuesday 30 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Slip-up This post contains videos

Video: Martin McGuinness mixes up his IFA and his IRA

He meant to refer to the Irish Football Association….

# ira - Monday 15 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie The Troubles

PSNI to be given access to Dolours Price interviews

The US Supreme Court appeal of Boston College’s Belfast Project was rejected today.

# ira - Thursday 11 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Margaret Thatcher

Gerry Adams criticises parties celebrating Thatcher’s death

In an interview with a Fermanagh newspaper, Adams also said he forgave the former British Prime Minister.

# ira - Tuesday 9 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Margaret Thatcher This post contains videos

6 key moments that defined Margaret Thatcher’s relationship with Ireland

Assassination attempts, the Hunger Strikes, and historic agreements were just some of the events involving Britain and Ireland that took place during the Iron Lady’s 11 years as Prime Minister.

# ira - Sunday 3 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Political Future

Gerry Adams: ‘I’ll certainly lead Sinn Féin into the next election’

The Sinn Féin president told TheJournal.ie this week that he did not believe questions about IRA membership – and his repeated denials – were damaging his party’s electoral prospects.

# ira - Wednesday 27 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Belfast

Man arrested in connection with Robert McCartney murder

Father-of-two Robert McCartney was stabbed to death in Belfast in January 2005.

# ira - Tuesday 19 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Sinn Féin

Adams: ‘An awful lot of us might have to say we’re sorry for a whole lot of things’

On whether he was ever a member of the IRA, Adams said: “I am a republican leader. I never distanced myself from the IRA. I never will distance myself from the IRA.”

# ira - Friday 8 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: To move on from the Troubles we have to face the past with compassion

Behind each death of the Troubles are real, grieving people – many of whom have been waiting for the truth for far too long, writes David McCann.

# ira - Saturday 2 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Aaron McKenna: This apology for Jerry McCabe’s death should not be slated

You may not agree with Sinn Féin, but criticising Gerry Adams for apologising is pure political point-scoring.

# ira - Thursday 31 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Tribunal

Former IRA members will not give evidence to Smithwick Tribunal

The Smithwick Tribunal says three members of the Provisional IRA have ruled out giving oral evidence.

# ira - Thursday 24 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Need To Know

The Evening Fix… now with added photos of unsuspecting commuters

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.

From TheJournal.ie Dolours Price

Convicted IRA car bomber Dolours Price dies

Her death could have implications in the US due to a series of interviews in which she alleged that Gerry Adams was in the IRA. The interviews were conducted on the condition that they would not be released until after her death.

# ira - Wednesday 16 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Charged

Man charged with membership of an unlawful organisation

The man, in his 40s, was arrested in Limerick last Monday.

# ira - Tuesday 15 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie That's Not My Name

Sinn Féin asks CNN to refer to Gerry Adams by his ‘proper title’

It follows the broadcaster’s reference to Adams as a ‘former IRA paramilitary commander’.

# ira - Saturday 29 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie 1982 State Papers

Fine Gael, Sinn Féin in war of words over Dessie Ellis claims

FG chairman Charlie Flanagan said Dessie Ellis’s refusal to discuss British claims that he was involved in IRA murders were “utterly disgraceful”.

# ira - Friday 28 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie State Papers

Sinn Féin TD Dessie Ellis rejects allegations of involvement in 50 IRA murders

A newly-released British document claims that Ellis was involved in the murder of 50 people by the IRA in the north and south during the Troubles but he has rejected these claims.

From TheJournal.ie 1982

1982: Haughey, America and “The Troubles”

Newly released documents show Ireland’s attempts to engage American President Ronald Reagan on Northern Ireland and to counter British propaganda.

From TheJournal.ie Guinness

30 years ago: Guinness contemplated cutting the Irish connection

The recent Falkands War and the IRA bombing campaign had led to a “resistance to the Irish angle”.

From TheJournal.ie 1982

30 years ago: Anger at Irish Government over IRA bombings

Newly released documents related to the Hyde Park and Regents Park bombings show that people both at home and abroad thought that Ireland’s government weren’t doing enough to stamp out the IRA.

# ira - Saturday 8 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Eamon Kelly

Six arrested in Eamon Kelly murder investigation

The six – four men and two women – were arrested in the Dublin area this morning.

# ira - Tuesday 13 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Michael Collins

First military census shows pressures faced by 1922 army

Head of the new National Army Michael Collins faced serious administrative challenges as new force took over British barracks.

# ira - Friday 9 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Remembrance Day

Taoiseach and Tánaiste to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies

Kenny will participate in a service in Eniskillen while the Tánaiste is due to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in Belfast.

# ira - Sunday 4 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Enniskillen Bombing

Probe into Enniskillen bombing launched

A new file on the 1987 IRA atrocity, which killed 11 people and wounded dozens others, is to be examined by serious crime branch detectives.

From TheJournal.ie History This post contains videos

How holy ‘apparitions’ pressed pause on War of Independence

Visitations of the Virgin Mary to a teenage boy and ‘bleeding’ statues in Templemore, Co Tipperary seized the country – even causing Michael Collins to get involved in the mysterious case.

# ira - Wednesday 31 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Northern Ireland

Man arrested over 2005 murder of Robert McCartney

The 53-year-old is being questioned about the fatal stabbing of the father-of-two.

# ira - Sunday 21 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Read Me

Interview: How I know human decency trumps politics – Fr Brian D’Arcy

Priest and journalist Father Brian D’Arcy discusses how politics and religion were always intertwined in his life, even as a young boy.

From TheJournal.ie Northern Ireland

Martin criticises SF for ‘playing politics’ with Northern Ireland

In his annual Wolfe Tone address, the FF leader also says Enda Kenny has added nothing to the Northern agenda.

# ira - Wednesday 17 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Need To Know

The Evening Fix… now with added superheroes

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.

From TheJournal.ie Boston College

US Supreme Court halts turnover of secret IRA tapes

The tapes were recorded by researchers at Boston College who interviewed a former IRA member.

# ira - Tuesday 16 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Extension

Shatter to request July 2013 as new deadline for Smithwick Tribunal

The tribunal – which is looking into whether there was Garda collusion in the deaths of two RUC officers – had an original deadline of 1 June 2012, before it was extended again to the end of October.

# ira - Sunday 30 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie The Past

Gerry Adams tells Enda Kenny: stop bringing up the IRA

The Taoiseach has called on Gerry Adams to admit that he was a member of the IRA – but Gerry Adams says the Taoiseach is just creating a distraction from the James Reilly story.

# ira - Monday 24 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie The Troubles

Gerry Adams again rejects Dolours Price allegations

Sinn Féin’s deputy leader commented on the Sunday Telegraph interview this evening.

# ira - Tuesday 18 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Disappeared

Search for teenage IRA victim resumes at Co Monaghan bog

Columba McVeigh, from Donaghmore in Co Tyrone, is believed to have been shot dead by the Provisional IRA in 1975.

# ira - Monday 17 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Northern Ireland

Stormont to debate motion calling for Irish apology for Troubles

The DUP has tabled a motion asking Dublin to apologise for its potential involvement in events such as the killing of RUC officers.

# ira - Thursday 13 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Kingsmills Massacre

No apology but Taoiseach to ‘reflect’ on meeting with Kingsmills families

Enda Kenny met with families of the ten victims as well as one survivor of the 1976 massacre by the IRA in South Armagh today.

# ira - Sunday 9 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Alan Ryan

Shatter slams ‘reprehensible’ events at Alan Ryan funeral

The appearance of men and women dressed in paramilitary-style uniforms at the funeral of Real IRA member Alan Ryan in Dublin yesterday has prompted a strong statement from the Justice Minister.

# ira - Saturday 8 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Alan Ryan This post contains images

Heavy Garda presence but no incidents reported at Alan Ryan funeral

Men and women dressed in paramilitary-style uniforms were among those in attendance at the funeral of the convicted Real IRA member Alan Ryan in north Dublin today.

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