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The IRA has had both catholic and protestant members. Ireland has a catholic majority of around 75% so most in the IRA were catholics, but they did have many protestant members.
Names like George Plant, Jack White from Broughshane in County Antrim, George Gilmore from Portadown and Erskine Childers are well known protestant IRA members. The IRA in belfast had protestant commanders such as Billy Smith, Rex Thompson and John Graham. They were nicknamed 'The Prod Squad'. Ivor Bell was another protestant IRA member who was on the Provisional IRA Army Council. The I.N.L.A was founded by a protestant Ronnie Bunting and Noel Lyttle was also a protestant member of the I.N.L.A
Irish republicanism was founded by a Protestant Wolfe Tone who once said;
"To subvert the tyranny of our execrable government, to break the connection with England, the never-failing source of all our political evils and to assert the independence of my country- these were my objectives. To unite the whole people of Ireland, to abolish the memory of all past dissensions, and to substitute the common name of Irishman in place of the denominations of Protestant, Catholic and Dissenter - these were my means."-
Any religion can be a member of the IRA
However, to give an indication of the likely statistics, the Sutton index of deaths records that, of the 394 Republican dead from the recent troubles, 366 were Catholic, 3 were Protestant and 25 were 'not from Northern Ireland' (Mostly from the Republic of Ireland and probably mostly Catholic)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agoI am no expert on Irish history, but I can tell you that the Catholic Church has never supported something like the Irish Republican Army. That being said, it is very probably that every member of the original IRA was a Catholic, it was not based on Catholic principles, but they were all Catholic for the simple reason that all the Irish were Catholics and most of the British were protestants.
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∙ 13y agoNo, the IRA is not itself Catholic, although most of its members belong to the Church.
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Do the Irish republican army hate catholics?
No.. the IRA are a primarily Irish Catholic organization.
Was religion a factor in the IRA attacks?
No, not at all. They were made up of all religions and in 1988, a member was killed by his comrades for attacking a Catholic, just for being Catholic, which shows how the organisation were against sectarianism.
When did the IRA disband?
The IRA disbanded in 1923 after the civil war. The modern equivalents of the IRA such as the Provisional IRA decommissioned their arms and ended their service in 2005. Splinter groups like the Real IRA and Continuity IRA are still active, just about. But are not currently engaged in an armed campaign.
When did the IRA disarm?
Answer:Really Old IRA(War of Independence IRA)... Never didOld IRA(IRA Irregulars)... Never didOfficial IRA... Never did, just faded away in the 80'sProvisional IRA... After the Good Friday Agreement, most of it being in 2003"Real" IRA... Never did, at least not yetContinuity IRA... Never did, at least not yetAnd the Irish National Liberation Army. Not technically the IRA but still a republican paramilitary organization...Never did, not yet anywayThere's a lot more but those are the most well known organizations.Answer:1998:The IRA signed the Good Friday Agreement, which in addition to many other things, includes the disbanding of weapons of the IRA, in addition of a few other groups. This was supervised by the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), and done over a period of 3 years.
What country was the IRA started?
The IRA came into being in Ireland to expel the British.
Do the Irish republican army hate catholics?
No.. the IRA are a primarily Irish Catholic organization.
Is the real IRA Protestant or Catholic?
Neither. Though the Nationalist community is predominately Catholic, they'll likely let nearly anyone join due to their such limited recruits.
Was religion a factor in the IRA attacks?
No, not at all. They were made up of all religions and in 1988, a member was killed by his comrades for attacking a Catholic, just for being Catholic, which shows how the organisation were against sectarianism.
Can you have Both A Sep Ira and a Simple Ira?
Can you have both a Sep Ira and a Sep Ira?
Which is the Catholic team in Bristol City or Rovers?
City are protestant, Rovers Catholic due to where their support comes from, i.e. Rovers fans Fishponds which has relatively high % of Catholic living their historically. However, Rovers fans sign anti-IRA songs so not really sure!
How to convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA taxes?
Fortunately, you can easily convert your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA during a given tax year. You can contact the company that operates your IRA and have them rollover the traditional IRA to the new Roth IRA.
What kind of IRA accounts are there?
There are many kids of IRA accounts. Traditional IRA, ROTH IRA, SIMPLE IRA and a few more are the various kinds of different IRA accounts. Traditional IRA accounts are one of the more common IRA but are also the most basic and simple to use.
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Should I convert my IRA to a Roth IRA?
Opinions on changing your standard IRA investment to a Roth IRA vary on who you ask. www.smartmoney.com/.../should-i-convert-my-ira-to-a-roth-ira is an excellent website for information.
Are IRA distributions taxable?
It depends on the type of IRA you have. Distributions from a traditional IRA are taxable. Distributions from a Roth IRA are not taxable.
How do you figure the costs of converting traditional IRA to a Roth IRA?
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