Arsenal of weaponry found in south Armagh bunker ‘probably imported on behalf of the Provisional IRA decades ago’, court told
Among the contents of the bunker were two sawn-off shotguns, a pump-action rifle, Glock pistol and approximately 2,000 rounds of ammunition ...
Between Philadelphia and Ireland, a new book asks: Which side of the ocean counts as home?
The conflict in Northern Ireland might have gone very differently had it not been for a small, ragtag band of carpenters, ...
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Declassified Files Reveal UK Govt officials worked to withhold key intelligence in 1988 IRA Shootings Case
Recently declassified documents show that, following the 1988 IRA shootings, the British Government discussed withholding ...
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AR-18 Armalite: A Rifle Made Infamous by the IRA
The AR-18 entered the initial design phase in 1963 and was produced from 1969 to 1985, with 1,171 total specimens built.
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Former senior Provisional IRA figure ‘Bik’ McFarlane dies aged 74
Former senior Provisional IRA member Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane has died at the age of 74 following a short illness. Mr McFarlane, who died on Friday, was IRA commander in the Maze prison during ...
Former IRA commander says conflict was ‘total waste’ of life
A former IRA commander has said that the armed conflict was a ‘total waste’ of life and that the group’s practice of ‘disappearing’ individuals constituted a war crime. Brendan Hughes was a founding ...