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The IRA Army Council is the decision-making body of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, more commonly known as the IRA, a paramilitary group dedicated to bringing about the end of the Union between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the A paramilitary is a force whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military force but which are not regarded as having the same status Its ruling army council has seven members, said by the British and Irish governments to have included Gerry Adams, the president of Sinn Féin. Her Majesty's Government, or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Government, is the title used by the Government of the United Kingdom, based at The Government of Ireland (Rialtas na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland. Gerry Adams, MLA, MP (Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh born 6 October 1948 is an Irish Republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970

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Background

The IRA is a proscribed organization under the terms of the Offences Against the State Acts in the Republic of Ireland and under equivalent anti-terrorist legislation in the United Kingdom, making membership of it a criminal offence. Not to be confused with prescription and other meanings of proscription. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In the Republic, conviction for membership is possible in the Special Criminal Court, where three judges hear cases without a jury, on the evidence of a Garda superintendent or higher rank, and carries a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment. ga '''''Garda Síochána na hÉireann''''' (ˈgaːrdə ʃiːˈxaːnə nə ˈheːɾʲən Irish for "Peace Guard of Ireland" often rendered

Senior members of Sinn Féin, some of whom have sat on the army council according to the British and Irish governments, together with IRA members not known to be involved in illegal activities, have been effectively immune from prosecution in recent years in order to enable progress in the peace process. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 When discussing the History of Northern Ireland, the " peace process " is generally considered to cover the events leading up to the 1994 Provisional Irish Republican

On 14 January 2005, Martin Ferris (Sinn Féin party, TD for North Kerry) was accused of being a member of the IRA army council in an article in the Irish Times written by journalist Kevin Myers. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Ferris (born 10 February 1952 is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and a former Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA volunteer. A Teachta Dála (ˈtʲaxtə ˈdɑːlə is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Oireachtas (Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet news paper launched in the late 1850s. This article is about the journalist For the American Pie character see American Pie (film Kevin Myers (born 30 March 1947 is an Irish In the same article, Myers also accused members of Sinn Féin who had visited Downing Street in December 2004, which included Gerry Adams, of sitting on the army council. Downing Street is the street in London, England, which for over two hundred years has contained the official residences of two of the most senior British cabinet ministers

On February 20, 2005, Irish Justice Minister Michael McDowell publicly named Gerry Adams, Martin Ferris, and Martin McGuinness MP, Sinn Féin's chief negotiator, as members of the army council during a radio interview. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Martin Pacelli McGuinness (Máirtín Mag Aonghusa born in Derry on 23 May 1950 is the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. [1] The three men issued a statement the next day denying the charge. [2]

On 27 July 2005, Michael McDowell expressed his belief that Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness and Martin Ferris had recently (i. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. e. within the previous few days) left the IRA army council. However he also claimed that it was his opinion that this by itself did not necessarily amount to a permanent split between the two organisations.

The accuracy of McDowell's interventions related above is a matter of debate. Sinn Féin supporters would point out that McDowell is a member of the Progressive Democrats, a minor political party and junior Coalition partner, and hence was a direct political competitor of Sinn Féin, both for votes and the junior role in the 2007 General Election, and therefore has a vested interest in undermining Sinn Féin. The Irish general election of 2007 took place on 24 May 2007 after the dissolution of the 29th Dáil by the President on 29 April 2007 at the request of

Membership

In 1985, The Sunday Times named Thomas "Slab" Murphy as a prominent IRA member. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Thomas "Slab" Murphy (born August 26, 1949) is believed to be the current Chief of Staff of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. Although Murphy denied the allegation, in 1998 he lost his resulting libel case against the newspaper.

At the General Army Convention in May 2005, The Sunday Times reported that following changes were made to the IRA Army Council:[3]

The Sunday Times reported in July 2005 that security sources believed that the current army council consisted of:[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Guardian, Minister accuses Adams of IRA role, 2005-02-21
  2. ^ The Guardian, We are not IRA members, Sinn Féin leaders insist, 2005-02-22
  3. ^ Hardliners go in big IRA shuffle — The Sunday Times article, 1 May 2005
  4. ^ De Chastelain extends stay to await IRA move — The Sunday Times article, 24 July 2005
  5. ^ Liam Clarke, "Key members quit Sinn Fein over controls", The Sunday Times, 24 September 2006
  6. ^ MI5 boss admits bugging Adams — The Sunday Times article, 16 January 2005
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