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Veronica Guerin (5th July 1958 - 26th June 1996). She was an Irish crime reporter and when she started to investigate and write about the drug barons, she began receiving threats to her life. She was murdered on 26th June 1996 by an assassin on a motorbike, while sitting in her car at traffic lights on the outskirts of Dublin.
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Veronica Guerin, an Irish investigative journalist, was killed by the IRA in 1996 for her reports on organized crime in Ireland. Her death sparked national outrage and led to increased efforts to combat drug trafficking and criminal activities in the country. Guerin's story was later adapted into a film titled "Veronica Guerin" starring Cate Blanchett.
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IRA is a terroist group from where?
IRA stands for Irish Republican Army, so the IRA is from Ireland.
Who enforces Irish law?
IRA
Who is the greatest Irish assassin?
IRA
What are two of the subsets that the Irish Republican Army splintered into?
the "Official IRA" and the "Provisional IRA" which then split into the "Real IRA" and the "Continuity IRA"
Who were the semisecret Irish oragnization?
Do you mean the IRA (Irish Republican Army)
Is the Irish republic army still active?
The Irish Republican Army (IRA) is no longer active. A number of other terrorist organisations broke away from the IRA, including the Real IRA and Continuity IRA, and they are still active.
When did the Irish Republican Army start?
During Irish History there have been a number of groups that used the title IRA. The first IRA can date itself back to 1913, known then as the Irish Volunteers, and took the name "Irish Republican Army" in 1919. It is now often referred to as the "Old IRA". Since then there have been splits which have led to groups using "IRA", including: The Provisional IRA (PIRA), founded in 1969 and best known for paramilitary campaigns during the 1970s-1990s; The term 'IRA' is almost always now used to when talking about them, but there are others. The Official IRA was the remainder of the IRA after the Provisional IRA split away in 1969. They are now inactive in the military sense. The 'Real' IRA, and The Continuity IRA were 1990s breakaway from the PIRA.
Were all Irish Republicans part of the IRA?
Irish Republicanism existed both sides of the border, and NO not all Irish Republicans were in the IRA or agreed with killing innocent civilians. for one example of Irish republicans with no IRA affiliation, look ath the Duke Street March on the 5th October 1968.
How do you say IRA in Gaelic?
The name Ira or the I.R.A.? In Irish the name "Ira" is "Íreá". The I.R.A is "Óglaigh na hÉireann"
Do the Irish republican army hate catholics?
No.. the IRA are a primarily Irish Catholic organization.
What is the Irish Republican Army of Uganda?
Uganda does not have an IRA.
Why do the Irish hate the IRA?
Because of their terrorist activities.
