(n)a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland, Syn.Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, IRA, Provos
(n)a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement, Syn.Real Irish Republican Army, Dissident Irish Republican Army, RIRA
(n)a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland, Syn.Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, IRA, Provos
(n)a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement, Syn.Real Irish Republican Army, Dissident Irish Republican Army, RIRA