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Michael Collins founded the Irish Republican Army
IRA was founded after the Easter Rising in 1918 by Michael Collins. The irish people were struggling against Great Britain to achieve independence, but they failed to accomplish the rising after 6 days. The leaders of the rising were executed by the british, and that started the military spirit in the population and the hatred against Great Britain which leaded to the founding of the IRA. -
1919 The Irish war of independence broke out
A war between the IRA and the British government, after a landslide vote the 21 of january, the ruling party Sein Fein declared irish independence. The same day two members of the Royal Irish Constabulary were shot, and this seen as the start of the conflict. The conflict ends in 1921 -
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1919-21: The Irish war of independence broke out
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The Irish war of independence ends
A war between the IRA and the British government, after a landslide vote the 21 of january, the ruling party Sein Fein declared irish independence. The same day two members of the Royal Irish Constabulary were shot, and this seen as the start of the conflict -
1966: The Ulster Volunteer force is founded
The loyalist group UVF was founded in 1966 declaring war on the IRA. Its first leader was Gusty Spence, a former british soldier. -
14 August 1969: British Army first deployed onto streets of Northern Ireland
Three people were shot dead during street violence in the loyalist Shankill area of Belfast. Two were Protestant civilians shot by the British Army and one was an RUC officer shot by the UVF
December: The Irish Republican Army split into The Official IRA and The Provisional IRA -
Oktober 11: Three people were shot dead during 1969, street violence in the loyalist Shankill area of Belfast.
Three people were shot dead during street violence in the loyalist Shankill area of Belfast. Two were Protestant civilians shot by the British Army and one was an RUC officer shot by the UVF
December: The Irish Republican Army split into The Official IRA and The Provisional IRA -
1971: McGurk’s Bar Bombing
The UVF exploded a bomb at McGurk’s Bar in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The bar was frequented by Irish catholic and nationalist community. It was the deadliest attack performed by UVF, in Northern Ireland during the conflict. Fifteen civilians were killed in this attack and 17 was injured. -
1972: Bloody Sunday - 1972
1972 was the bloodiest year of the conflict. Several of big meetings between the catholics and protestants took place, including “bloody friday” and “bloody sunday”. The incident took place in northern Ireland where 27 unarmed and innocent people were shot and 14 were killed by the british army. IRA’s reaction to the massacre was mindblowing - Their response led to big caos between the IRA and the english government. The IRA tried to perform several assassinations on important politicians, inclu -
1972 - Bloody Friday
Bloody Friday was a part of the response from the IRA after the massacre by British Army, who shot over 20 Irish civilians. Bombings in Belfast, executed by the IRA. Twenty-six bombs exploded in the space of eighty minutes, killing eleven people (including two British soldiers) and injuring 130. Over the cause of 1 hour the IRA detonated around 26 bombs in the city of Belfast including deaths of several Ultra volunteer force members. -
1974: Dublin and Monaghan bombings:
This was the deadliest attack performed by UVF in The Republic of Ireland during the conflict known as: The troubles. This Bombing killed 33 civilians and injured almost 300 people. This was the highest number of deaths on a single day during the conflict. -
1985: The signing of the Anglo-Irish agreement
The Anglo-Irish agreement was an agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland, and it was made to bring an end to the Troubles in the Northern Ireland, by creating peace and political stability. This agreement made the conflict calm down a bit, and the military part of the conflicts between the IRA and the UVF were settled down for a period. -
1994: Loughinisland massacre, The last attack performed by UVF
Took place in the small village of Loughinisland in Nothern Ireland. Members from UVF bursted into a Pub with assault rifles and started to shot at the customers of the pub. This lead to the killing of 6 catholic civilians and 5 wounded civilians. The Pub was targeted because it was mainly frequented by catholics. -
1996: February: The London Docklands bombing
The bomb kills 2 civilians and brings an end to the 17 months of ceasefire
June: The Manchester bombing
A bomb is detonated in the center of Manchester destroying a large part of the city and injuring over 200 people. It remains the largest bomb detonated on english soil since the 2. world war. -
2005: The Provisional IRA declares that their armed campaign has ended
The Provisional IRA declares that their armed campaign has ended, which is confirmed by international weapons inspectors later the same year. -
2007: The UVF officially announced the ending of their campaign.
The UVF officially announced the ending of their campaign.
