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The dissident Irish republican campaign began at the end of the Troubles, a 30-year political conflict in Northern Ireland.Since the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA or PIRA) called a ceasefire and ended its campaign in 1997, breakaway groups opposed to the ceasefire and to the peace agreements ("dissident Irish republicans") have continued a low-level [4] [5] armed campaign against the ...
Dissident republicans (Irish: poblachtach easaontach) [1] are Irish republicans who do not support the Northern Ireland peace process.The peace agreements followed a 30-year conflict known as the Troubles, in which over 3,500 people were killed and 47,500 injured, [2] and in which republican paramilitary groups such as the Provisional Irish Republican Army waged a campaign to bring about a ...
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.
Óglaigh na hÉireann (pronounced [ˈoːɡl̪ˠiː n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ]; ONH) is a small dissident Irish republican paramilitary group that took part in the dissident Irish republican campaign. The organisation started carrying out attacks around 2009 and was formed after a split within the Real IRA, led by Seamus McGrane. [2]
A dissident republican who tried to murder a police officer with an under-car bomb has been jailed for 25 years. Irish republican jailed for 25 years Skip to main content
Dissident activity in Northern Ireland over the last 15 years has included the killings of two police officers, two soldiers and two prison officers. A timeline of dissident republican activity ...
It has been the largest and most active of the dissident republican paramilitaries waging a campaign against the British security forces. The other main republican paramilitary groups are the group which calls itself Óglaigh na hÉireann, and the Continuity IRA. All actions listed took place in Northern Ireland unless stated otherwise.
However, breakaway groups opposed to the ceasefire ("dissident Irish republicans") continued a low-level [11] armed campaign against the British security forces in Northern Ireland (see Dissident Irish Republican campaign). The main group involved was an IRA splinter group known as the 'Real' IRA.