The rIRA followed an extremist republican ideology the group justified its use of violence with the 1919 Irish Declaration of Independence, which claimed the island of Ireland was an independent, sovereign nation The group had cells throughout Ireland and Northern Ireland, and it carried out attacks in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and England. It was formed in 1997 after militants opposing peace negotiations split from the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA). The Real Irish Republican Army (Real IRA, or rIRA) was a republican militant group that operated during and after the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The bomb exploded, causing significant damage to the building and resulted in no casualties (0 killed, unknown wounded). Last Attack: August 3, 2010: Real IRA militants forced a taxi driver to drive a 200-pound bomb to a police station in Derry, Northern Ireland. The blast resulted in no injuries (0 killed, 0 wounded). The militants were suspected members of the newly formed Real IRA. įirst Attack: May 9, 1998: A dissident republican group carried out a bombing on the Royal Ulster Constabulary station in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. On July 26, 2012, the Real IRA announced that its organization ceased to exist.

The four groups merged to form the New IRA, which is still active as of 2019.

The Real IRA announced a merger with three other dissident republican groups in 2012.

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