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IRA fundation
Official army of the Republic -
Ireland is divided
The English and irish goverments divided ireland between them. -
IRA attempts to reunite Ireland
IRA tried to reunite the north and south of Ireland through terrorist attacks. -
IRA provisionals emerge
The IRA Provisonal Army Council issues a statement which signals the split between the IRA. The Provisionals emerge. -
Bloody Sunday
The English Army killed 14 protestors -
IRA masive attack
The IRA sets off 26 bombs in Belfast killing nine people and injuring 130. -
IRA announces ceasefire
The IRA has announced a ceasefire after a quarter of a century of what it called its "armed struggle" to get the British out of Northern Ireland. -
Manchester Bombing
IRA detonated a bomb in Manchester, England. It destroyed a large part of the city centre and injured over 200 people. To date, it is the largest bomb to be planted on the British mainland since World War II. Several buildings were damaged beyond repair, and had to be demolished. -
IRA issues an apology
IRA issued an apology to the families of the 650 civilians killed by the IRA since the late 1960. This apology was released days before the 30th aniversary of the IRA bloody friday in which 9 people were killed and 130 people get injured by a bomb. -
IRA disarmament
The terrorist organization finally disarms.
