- Directory of the Northern Ireland Troubles
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The whole of Northern Ireland has, in some way, been caught up in the Troubles and subsequent peace process. While not a comprehensive guide, the following directory lists and provides links to articles about the main players in this country.
Contents
Main articles
- General
- Operation Banner
- Provisional IRA campaign 1969–1997
- Segregation in Northern Ireland
- Parades in Northern Ireland
- Murals in Northern Ireland
- The Troubles in Derry
- The Northern Ireland Troubles in popular culture
- Timelines
- Timeline of the Northern Ireland Troubles
- List of bombings during the Northern Ireland Troubles
- of Republican actions
- Timeline of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions
- Timeline of Irish National Liberation Army actions
- Timeline of Continuity Irish Republican Army actions
- Timeline of Real Irish Republican Army actions
- of Loyalist actions
- Timeline of Ulster Volunteer Force actions
- Timeline of Ulster Defence Association actions
- Timeline of Loyalist Volunteer Force actions
- of British military actions
- Timeline of Ulster Defence Regiment operations
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 Saor Éire SÉ 1967–1975 Provisional Irish Republican Army PIRA 1969–2005 Official Irish Republican Army OIRA 1969–1972 South Derry Independent Republican Unit 1973–1978 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– Umbrella groups
Loyalists
Name Initials Operational Ulster Protestant Volunteers UPV 1966–1969 Ulster Volunteer Force
Red Hand CommandoUVF
RHC1966–2007
1972–2007Ulster Defence Association
Ulster Freedom FightersUDA
UFF1971–2007 Ulster Resistance UR 1986–? Loyalist Volunteer Force LVF 1997–2005 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.
Group Year 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 Provisional IRA Official IRA UVF UDA INLA IPLO Continuity IRA Real IRA LVF 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.
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. Oftern associated with the Real IRA. Anti-Agreement.
- The Workers' Party (WP). President: Mick Finnegan. Marxist nationalist. Formerly Official Sinn Féin. Pro-Agreement.
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
1998-
Northern Ireland legislatures
1921-1972
The Parliament of Northern Ireland: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-
Republic of Ireland government
- Taoiseach (prime minister)
- The Department of Defence
- The 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
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
Categories:- Government of Northern Ireland
- Politics of Northern Ireland
- Christianity in Northern Ireland
- The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
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