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Did The Republic of Ireland support the IRA?

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This is a very complex question, so this is going to be a complex answer. Did the Government of the Republic of Ireland support the IRA. Officially - No never. In fact the IRA has been a running sore in the Free State, later the Republic of Ireland since the Treaty was signed. read more

Did the Government of the Republic of Ireland support the IRA. Officially - No never. In fact the IRA has been a running sore in the Free State, later the Republic of Ireland since the Treaty was signed. read more

In the 1930s, the remainder of the IRA including that part of the Old IRA organised within Northern Ireland, attempted a bombing campaign in Britain, a campaign in Northern Ireland (after a change in leadership to the north) and some military activities in the Free State (later the Republic of Ireland). read more

Assuming that you mean the IRA from 1970–98, the answer is that it attracted very little support in the Republic of Ireland during that time. read more

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