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On 28 July 2005, the IRA announced the end of its armed campaign, and committed to the complete decommissioning of all its weapons, which was to be witnessed by both Catholic and Protestant clergymen. The statement was first read by veteran IRA militant Séanna Walsh in a video released to the public and contained the following text: [34]
The bomb killed two civilians (Inam Bashir and John Jeffries) and injured 39 others. It brought an end to the ceasefire after 17 months and 9 days. 18 February Aldwych bus bombing — An (IRA) volunteer Edward O'Brien was carrying a bomb on a bus in London when it detonated prematurely, killing him and injuring eight other people. 10 June
The British Army estimates the IRA had 500 volunteers in July 1971, 130 in Derry and 340 in Belfast, [n 34] [328] journalist Ed Moloney states by the end of the year the IRA in Belfast had over 1,200 volunteers. [94] After the late 1970s restructure, [329] the British Army estimated the IRA had 500 full-time volunteers. [330]
It may now be argued that the Sinn Féin political party has eclipsed the Provisional IRA as the most important part of the republican movement. The ceasefire of 1994 therefore, while not a definitive end to Provisional IRA operations, marked the effective end of its full scale armed campaign. [citation needed]
As always, RMDs are due at the end of the year — December 31, to be exact. Should you fail to take out the minimum distributions by that date, the IRS will penalize you with a special excise tax ...
It's worth noting that for IRAs, the deadline for making contributions that apply to any given year isn't Dec. 31 of that year; it's actually April 15 of the following one.
While the older IRA had embraced non-violent civil agitation, [117] the new Provisional IRA was determined to wage "armed struggle" against British rule in Northern Ireland. The new IRA was willing to take on the role of "defenders of the Catholic community", [118] rather than seeking working-class ecumenical unity across both communities.
One lesser-known IRA rule is that you technically have until next year's tax-filing deadline of April 15 to finish funding your account for 2024. But there's a benefit to maxing out your IRA ...