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Revision as of 14:43, 27 October 2019
The following directory lists and provides links to articles about the Troubles.
Main articles
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Paramilitaries
Anti-terrorist laws in both Ireland and the UK proscribe (ban) membership of a number of republican and loyalist groups organised in Northern Ireland. Several other smaller paramilitary factions have appeared throughout the Troubles as well as cover-names used to deflect responsibility for attacks.
Note: In this context, operational refers to the period during which the 'official' paramilitary campaign was conducted.
Republicans
Name | Initials | Operational |
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Saor Éire | SÉ | 1967–1975 |
Provisional Irish Republican Army | PIRA | 1970–2005 |
Official Irish Republican Army | OIRA | 1970–1972 |
Irish National Liberation Army | INLA | 1974–2009 |
Irish People's Liberation Organisation | IPLO | 1986–1992 |
Continuity Irish Republican Army | CIRA | 1994– |
Real Irish Republican Army | RIRA | 1997– |
Óglaigh na hÉireann (Real IRA splinter group) | ONH | 2009- |
Umbrella groups
Loyalists
Name | Initials | Operational |
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Ulster Protestant Volunteers | UPV | 1966–1969 |
Ulster Volunteer Force Red Hand Commando |
UVF RHC |
1966–2007 1972–2007 |
Ulster Defence Association Ulster Freedom Fighters |
UDA UFF |
1971–2007 |
Ulster Resistance | UR | 1986–? |
Loyalist Volunteer Force | LVF | 1996–2005 |
Orange Volunteers | OV | 1998– |
Red Hand Defenders | RHD | 1998– |
Umbrella groups
- Ulster Army Council (UAC)
- Ulster Loyalist Central Co-ordinating Committee (ULCCC)
- Combined Loyalist Military Command (CLMC)
In the table below:
- The period of activity for republican groups is shown in green.
- The period of activity for loyalist groups is shown in orange.
- The period of ceasefire is shown in grey.
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70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | ||
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LVF |
State security forces
United Kingdom
- The British Army
- The Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) – from 1 January 1970 to 30 June 1992
- The Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) – from 1 July 1992
- The Territorial Army
- The Royal Air Force
- The Royal Navy
- The Metropolitan Police
- The Security Service (MI5)
Northern Ireland
- The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) – to 3 November 2001
- The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) – from 4 November 2001
- The Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) – to 30 April 1970
- The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS)
Republic of Ireland
- Irish Army
- An Garda Síochána (police)
Political parties
Listing includes brief summary of ideology and position on the Good Friday Agreement 1998.
Irish Nationalist/Republican
- Sinn Féin (SF). President: Gerry Adams. Militant nationalist. Often associated with the Provisional IRA. Translation from Irish: "We Ourselves". Pro-Agreement.
- The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). Leader: Margaret Ritchie. Moderate centre-left nationalist. Pro-Agreement.
- The Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP). Militant nationalist. Political wing of INLA. Anti-Agreement.
- Republican Sinn Féin (RSF). President: Des Dalton. Militant nationalist. Often associated with the Continuity IRA. Anti-Agreement.
- The 32 County Sovereignty Movement (32CSM). President: Francis Mackey. Militant Nationalist. Often associated with the Real IRA. Anti-Agreement.
- The Workers' Party (WP). President: Mick Finnegan. Marxist nationalist. Formerly Official Sinn Féin. Pro-Agreement.
- The Republican Network for Unity (RNU). Militant nationalist. Accused by Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) of being the political wing of Óglaigh na hÉireann (Real IRA splinter group) however rejected by both groups. Anti-Agreement.
Ulster Unionist/Loyalist
- The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). Leader: Peter Robinson. Radical populist unionist. Originally anti-Agreement; now pro-Agreement.
- The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). Leader: Tom Elliott. Moderate conservative unionist. Pro-Agreement.
- The Progressive Unionist Party (PUP). Leader: Brian Ervine. Moderate centre-left unionist. Political wing of Ulster Volunteer Force. Pro-Agreement.
- The Conservative Party also organises and contests elections in Northern Ireland. Moderate unionist. Pro-Agreement.
Other
- The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. Leader: David Ford. Liberal cross-community. Pro-Agreement
- The Green Party. Environmentalist. Pro-Agreement.
- Ulster Third Way. Supports Northern Ireland independence.
Political structures
Northern Ireland government
1921-1972
- Governor
- Prime Minister
- Cabinet
1998-
- First Minister and deputy First Minister
- Executive
Northern Ireland legislatures
1921-1972
The Parliament of Northern Ireland:
- House of Commons
- Senate
1972-1998
- The Northern Ireland Assembly (1973–1974)
- The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention (1975–1976)
- The Northern Ireland Assembly (1982–1986)
- The Northern Ireland Forum (1996–1998)
1998-
- The Northern Ireland Assembly
Republic of Ireland government
- Taoiseach (prime minister)
- Department of Defence
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Dáil Éireann (assembly)
- Seanad Éireann (senate)
United Kingdom government
- Prime Minister
- The Ministry of Defence (MOD)
- The Northern Ireland Office (NIO)
- The House of Commons
- The House of Lords
- The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (House of Commons)
- The Northern Ireland Grand Committee (House of Commons)
Peace process
Main article: Northern Ireland peace process
Co-operative bodies
- British-Irish Council (BIC)
- British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body
- North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC)
Key steps in the peace process
- Sunningdale Agreement (1973)
- Anglo-Irish Agreement (1985)
- Downing Street Declaration (1993)
- Establishment of the IICD (1997)
- Belfast Agreement (1998)
- Amendment of Articles 2 and 3 (1999)
- Establishment of the Independent Monitoring Commission (2003)
- IRA Ceasefire & Decommissioning (2005)
- St Andrews Agreement (2006)
Cultural and religious organisations
- The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland
- The Church of Ireland (Anglican)
- The Presbyterian Church in Ireland
- The Methodist Church in Ireland
Nationalist
- The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH)
- The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)
Unionist
- The Apprentice Boys of Derry
- The Orange Institution
- The Independent Orange Order
- The Royal Black Institution
The original article can be found at Directory of the Northern Ireland Troubles and the edit history here.