The Real Irish Republican Army, or Real IRA (RIRA), was a dissident Irish republican paramilitary group that aimed to bring about a United Ireland. It was formed in 1997 following a split in the Provisional IRA by dissident members, who rejected the IRA's ceasefire that year.

4 days ago · The Real IRA, the smaller Continuity IRA, and a third group, Óglaigh na hÉireann (“Soldiers of Ireland”), which is thought to have splintered from the Real IRA, remain the principal dissident republican factions operating in Northern Ireland.

This is a timeline of actions by the Irish republican paramilitary groups referred to as the Real Irish Republican Army ('Real IRA') and New Irish Republican Army ('New IRA'). The Real IRA was formed in 1997 by disaffected members of the Provisional IRA.

The Real IRA (RIRA) is a dissident Irish republican splinter group responsible for the Omagh bombing of August 1998—the single worst incident of Northern Ireland 's thirty-year-long troubles—and several other attacks on mainland Britain.

Feb 23, 2023 · Police lasered in on the New IRA after an off-duty police officer was shot in Northern Ireland. Sky News looks at who the dissident republican group is, how it formed and how it is different from other iterations of the IRA.

4 days ago · The Real IRA also claimed responsibility for the murder of Gerard “Topper” Staunton (41) in Wilton in January 2010 and for the murder of Darren Falsey (26) in Carrigaline in August 2011.

The Real Irish Republican Army (Real IRA, or RIRA), also known as the the True IRA, formed in early 1998 as a clandestine armed wing of the 32-County Sovereignty Movement, a "political pressure group" dedicated to removing British forces from Northern Ireland and unifying Ireland.

4 days ago · The arrests of two suspected members of the Real IRA in Cork is a further blow to the “already weak structures” of the group in the area, a prominent academic on dissident republicans has said.

Mar 21, 2023 · David Rupert infiltrated the Real IRA, the group behind the 1998 Omagh bomb atrocity, for the FBI and MI5. His undercover evidence was used in 2003 to prosecute Michael McKevitt, the leader of...

5 days ago · Gardaí believe the operation has dealt a significant blow to the activities of the Real IRA in Cork. They suspect the group has more than 30 members around the city and is the dominant dissident ...