The horse the IRA kidnapped was a racehorse named Shergar.
Ira Levin's birth name is Ira Marvin Levin.
Ira Spiegel's birth name is Ira Allen Spiegel.
Ira Einhorn's birth name is Ira Samuel Einhorn.
Ira Tucker's birth name is Ira B. Tucker.
Ira Leslie's birth name is Ira F. Leslie.
Ira Heiden's birth name is Ira Mathew Heiden.
Ira Wallach's birth name is Ira Jay Wallach.
Ira Heymann's birth name is Heymann, Ira Philip.
Ira Louvin's birth name is Lonnie Ira Loudermilk.
Ira Reiner's birth name is Ira K. Reiner.
Members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), kidnapped him. The kidnappers escaped after a shoot-out. One person was later charged, but the case against him collapsed due to delays in the process.
The name Ira or the I.R.A.? In Irish the name "Ira" is "Íreá". The I.R.A is "Óglaigh na hÉireann"