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Provisional IRA Has ‘Largely Disbanded’ but Paramilitaries Have Not Gone Away: Expert

April 12, 2023
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The Provisional IRA has been “largely disbanded” but Irish republican dissident groups and loyalist paramilitaries remain a sinister and criminal presence in many parts of Northern Ireland, according to an expert. U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Belfast on Tuesday night for a five-day tour of the island of Ireland timed to coincide with the…

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Northern Ireland Troubles Victims Give Cautious Welcome to Peace Deal Anniversary

April 10, 2023
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Relatives of those murdered during the Northern Ireland Troubles have given a cautious welcome to the anniversary of the deal that brought peace to the province. On April 10, 1998, the Good Friday Agreement was signed off by Irish and British political leaders in a diplomatic achievement still hailed today as one of the world’s…

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Northern Ireland ‘Political Instability Gives Legitimacy’ to Paramilitary Groups, MPs Told

May 18, 2022
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Paramilitary groups are likely to be thrive on the “political instability” surrounding the Northern Ireland Protocol and the impasse at Stormont after the Democratic Unionist Party refused to join the governing executive, MPs have been told. The DUP has refused to take up positions in the Northern Ireland Executive in protest at the post-Brexit trade…

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