List of members of the Irish Republican Army

This is a list of members of the Irish Republican Army.

Easter Rising & Irish War of Independence: 1916-1922

A

*Frank Aiken (1898-1983), a founding member of Fianna Fáil; commanded the Fourth Northern Division of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the War of Independence. Aiken was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1923 and would remain in politics until 1973.
*Todd Andrews (1901-1985), a member of the Irish Volunteers serving in the Irish War of Independence and participated in a 10 day hunger strike in 1920. He was later interned during the Irish Civil War after siding with Anti-Treaty forces before becoming a civil servant in his later years, most prominently as chairman of the Irish transport company, Córas Iompair Éireann.

B

*Tom Barry (1897-1980), a prominent figure on the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. Although fighting with Anti-Treaty forces, he was briefly expelled from the organisation until the 1930s and was later involved in politics and writing.
*Piaras Béaslaí (1881-1965), a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood who patricipated in the infiltration of the Gaelic League and fought in the Easter Rising and Irish War of Independence. He was later involved in the Sinn Féin political party and writing.
*Matt Brady, father of Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
*Dan Breen (1894-1969), an early member of the Irish Volunteers and served as leader of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence. He would later become a prominent figure in Fianna Fáil.
*George Brent (1899-1979), an American actor who acted as a courier during Irish War of Independence.
*Eamon Broy (1887-1972), an officer in the Dublin Metropolitan Police acting as a double agent during Irish War of Independence. He later served as Garda Commissioner during the mid-1930s.
*Cathal Brugha (1874-1922), former British soldier active in the Easter Rising, the Anglo-Irish War, and the Irish Civil War.

C

*Charles Carrigan (1882-1916), a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and served as Chairman of Sinn Féin’s first cumann in Scotland before his death during the Easter Rising.
*Robert Erskine Childers (1870-1922), British author involved in gunrunning and later member of Sinn Féin. Secretary-general of the Irish delegation during negotiation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
*Michael Collins (1890-1922), Director of Intelligence for the IRA during the Irish War of Independence and served as Commander-In-Chief of the Irish National Army
*Andy Cooney (d. 1968), a member of the Third Battalion of the Dublin Brigade and a suspected participant in the execution of the Cairo Gang
*Timothy Coughlin (d. 1928), a member of the Dublin Brigade during the War of Independence who assassinated the Vice President of the Executive Council, Kevin O'Higgins.

D

*Paddy Daly
*Liam Deasy
*Archie Doyle
*Patrick Doyle (1892-1921), convicted of treason and executed following his participation in a failed ambush at Drumcondra on January 21, 1921. ["Four To Be Hanged For Irish Ambush; Fifth Prisoner Convicted by Court-Martial Gets Life Sentence on Account of His Age". "New York Times". 12 March 1921 ]
*Eamonn Duggan

F

*Stephen Fuller (d. 1984), a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the Irish War of Independence and fuoght with Anti-Treaty forces during the Irish Civil War (1922-23). He would later serve as a member of Fianna Fáil during the 1930s.

G

*Bill Gannon
*George Gilmore

H

*Sean Hales
*Tom Hales
*Sean Harling [Laffan, Michael. "The Resurrection of Ireland: The Sinn Féin Party, 1916-1923". Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-521-65073-9]
*Seán Hogan
*Charlie Hurley

K

*Peadar Kearney
*Dan Keating
*Tom Kelleher
*Kevin Barry

L

*Seán Lemass
*Liam Lynch

M

*Seán MacBride
*Seán Mac Eoin
*Seán MacEntee
*Terence MacSwiney
*Tom Maguire
*Mick McDonnell The Squad
*Dick McKee
*Joe McKelvey
*Paddy McLogan
*Liam Mellows
*Seán Moylan
*Patrick Moylett [Hopkinson, Michael. "The Irish War of Independence". Dublin: McGill-Queen's Press-MQUP, 2002. ISBN 0-7735-2840-7]
*Richard Mulcahy

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O

*Seamus O'Donovan
*Diarmuid O'Hegarty
*Frank O'Connor
*Rory O'Connor
*Peadar O'Donnell
*Florence O'Donoghue
*Dan O'Donovan
*Eoin O'Duffy
*Ernie O'Malley
*Michael O'Sullivan [Bew, Paul. "Conflict and Conciliation in Ireland, 1890-1910: Parnellites and Radical Agrarians". Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987. ISBN 0-19-822758-2] , uncle of Dáithí Ó Conaill
*Gearóid O'Sullivan

Q

*Sean F. Quinn

R

*Seán Russell
*P. J. Ruttledge

*Martin Savage
*Seamus Robinson
*Austin Stack

T

*Liam Tobin [Neligan, David. "The Spy in the Castle". London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1968.]
*Oscar Traynor
*Seán Treacy
*Moss Twomey

The Official Irish Republican Army & Post-Independence: 1922-present

This list includes members of the Provisional IRA as well as subsequent splinter groups including the Continuity IRA and the Real IRA.

A

*Gerry Adams Sr.
*Frank Aiken
*Todd Andrews

B

*Peter Barnes
*Tom Barry
*Brendan Behan
*Dominic Behan
*Dermot Blake, Teeling Column
*Dan Breen
*Cathal Brugha

C

*Joe Cahill
*Joseph Campbell (1879-1944), a poet and writer for the "United Irishmen", "All Ireland-Review" and the "Nationalist". A later member of the Irish Republican Army, he sided with the Republican faction during the Irish Civil War and later interned for eighteen months. [Campbell, Joseph and Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin. "As I Was Among Captives': Joseph Campbell's Prison Diary, 1922-1923". Cork: Cork University Press, 2001. ISBN 1-85918-271-2]
*Robert Erskine Childers
*Des Clarke, Teeling Column
*Leo Collins, Teeling Column
*Seamus Costello
*Timothy Coughlin
*Seán Cronin

D

*Joe Daly, Teeling Column
*Liam Deasy
*Paddy Devlin
*Archie Doyle
*Paddy Duffy, Teeling Column

F

*Mick Fitzpatrick
*Patrick Fleming [Hart, Peter. "The I.R.A. at War 1916-1923". Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.]
*Willie Folan, Teeling Column
*Stephen Fuller

G

*Bill Gannon
*Seán Garland
*George Gilmore
*Cathal Goulding

H

*Tom Hales
*Paddy Hannify, Teeling Column
*Seán Harrington [Harrington, Sean. "Reminiscences of Sean Harrington: War of Independence Veteran". CBL Services Ltd, 2006.]
*Stephen Hayes

J

*John Graham

K

*Noel Kavanagh, Teeling Column Commander
*Dan Keating
*Liam Kelly
*Pearse Kelly (Paul Kelso) [Coogan, Tim Pat. "The IRA". New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. ISBN 0-312-29416-6]
*Charlie Kerins

L

*Seán Lemass
*Liam Lynch

M

*Tomás MacCurtain, commanding officer IRA members interned at Curragh Military Prison during the 1950s. [ cite web |url=http://users.ox.ac.uk/~jouhs/michaelmas2004/maguire02.pdf |title=Internment, the IRA and the Lawless Case in Ireland: 1957-61. |accessdate=2007-05-17 |author=Maguire, John |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2004 |month= |format=pdf |work= |publisher=Journal of the Oxford History Society |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]
*Tomás Mac Giolla
*Seán Mac Stíofáin
*Seán MacBride
*Seán MacEntee
*Pat MacManus, Teeling Column
*Tony Magan
*Tom Maguire
*Hugh McAteer
*Joe McCann
*Seán McCaughey
*Seán McCool [Staunton, Enda. "The Nationalists of Northern Ireland 1918-1973". Dublin: Columba Press, 2001. ISBN 1-85607-328-9]
*Pat McGirl, Teeling Column
*John Joe McGirl
*Charlie McGlade
*Willie McGuinness [Geraghty, Tony. "The Irish War: The Hidden Conflict Between the IRA and British Intelligence". Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8018-7117-4]
*Billy McKee
*Joe McKelvey
*Billy McMillen
*Liam Mellows
*Seán Moylan
*Peadar Murray, Teeling Column

O

*Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
*Dáithí Ó Conaill
*Dennis O'Brien
*Seamus O'Donovan
*Frank O'Connor
*Rory O'Connor
*Peadar O'Donnell
*Dan O'Donovan
*Fergal O'Hanlon
*Ernie O'Malley
*Michael O'Riordan

P

*Proinsias De Rossa

Q

*Sean F. Quinn

R

*Liam Rice
*Seán Russell
*John Joe Ruane Teeling Column
*P. J. Ruttledge
*Frank Ryan

*Seamus Robinson
*Seán South
*Austin Stack
*Jimmy Steele

T

*Oscar Traynor
*Moss Twomey
*Seamus Twomey

W

*Tom Williams

Provisional Irish Republican Army: 1969-present

A

*Charles Agnew (10 December 1935 - 17 December 1971) "Tírghrá", National Commemoration Centre, 2002. PB) ISBN 0-9542946-0-2]
*Paddy Agnew
*Tony Ahern
*Robert Alsopp
*Brian Arthurs - Commander, Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade
*Joseph Ashe cite web |url=http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mercury/news/tm_objectid=14897556&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=brum-s-ira-bombers-name_page.html|title=Brum's IRA Bombers |accessdate=2007-07-21 |author= Don Malhi|authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2004-11-21 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Birmingham Metro|pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

B

*John Bateson (1 October 1951 - 18 December 1971)
*Thomas Begley
*Gerard Bell
*Ivor Bell
*Peter Blake Born 8 August 1952 at Benares Street, Belfast. Whilst returning from an IRA training camp, in October 1970, Blakes car was involved in an incident with a British Army vehicle near Dungannon, County Tyrone in which both Blake and fellow member/Volunteer, Tom McGoldrick were killed.
*Stephen Blake
*Sean Boyle
*John Brady
*Terry Brady
*Seamus Bradley
*Séanna Breathnach
*Charles Breslin
*James Bryson
*Daniel "Danny" Burke
*Eddie Butler

C

*Joe Cahill
*Liam Campbell
*Owen Carron
*Patrick Carty (1947-1973) cite web |url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/sutton/chron/1973.html |title=CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths |accessdate=2007-05-17 |author=Sutton, Malcolm |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2003-12-08 |year=2000 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=CAIN Web Service |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]
*Seamus Cassidy (1950-1972)
*Michael Clarke, a bombmaker who staged bombing attacks on police, businesses and British soldiers in derry during the early 1970s. [cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-88159826.html |title=Former IRA bomb-maker testifies of his guilt over Bloody Sunday |accessdate=2007-04-11 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2003-12-08 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Associated Press |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]
*Kevin Coen
*Eamon Collins
*Colombia Three
*Hugh Gerard Coney aka Hugh Coney
*Eddie Copeland
*Martin Coughlan
*Joe Coyle Born in the Bogside, Derry in June 1925. Coyle died, along with Tommy McCool at McCools house, while preparing home made explosive to attack the British Army during riots in June 1970.
*Marion Coyle Born in Creggan, Derry. Took part in the kidnapping of Dr. Tiede Herrema
*Gerard Craig
*Michael Crossey (1949 - 22 November 1971)
*Albert Crossan
*Dermot Crowley
*Alphonsus Cunningham
*Joseph Cunningham
*Martin Curran

D

*Seamus Daly
*Eugene Devlin
*Matt Devlin
*Michael Dickson
*Francis Dodds
*Kieran Doherty
*Hugh Doherty
*Joe Doherty
*Martin Doherty
*Pat Doherty
*Denis Donaldson
*John Donaghy
*Robert Dorrian
*Julie Dougan - First female IRA member to be killed in action
*Harry Dougan
*Joseph Downey
*Joseph Duffy
*Rose Dugdale

E

*Martin Engelen

F

*Mairéad Farrell
*Hugh Feeney
*Gerard Fennell
*Martin Ferris
*Joseph Fitzsimmons
*Vivien Fitzsimmons
*John Finucane
*Kieran Fleming
*William Fleming
*Martin Forsythe (19 December 1951 - 22 November 1971)
*Bernard Fox
*Brian Fox
*Paul Fox
*Kevin Fulton
*Angelo Fusco

G

*Michael Gaughan
*Brian Gillen
*Raymond Gilmour
*Edward "Eddie" Grant
*Phelim Grant
*Desmond Greaves
*John Francis Green
*Dessie Grew
*Seamus Grew
*Patrick Guilfoyle

H

*Francis Hall
*Leo Hanlon
*Seamus Harvey
*Frank Hegarty
*Tony Henderson Born 4 April 1950 in Andersonstown, West Belfast. Henderson was killing in an accidental shooting during an IRA training outside of Portlaoise, County Laois in April 1971.
*Hugh Heron
*Brendan Hughes
*Charles Hughes (b. 26 December 1943 - d. 8 March 1971), killed during a feud with the Worker's Party. Toolis, Kevin. "Rebel Hearts: Journeys Within the IRA's Soul". New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. ISBN 0-312-15632-4 ]
*Francis Hughes
*Michael Hughes
*Samuel Hughes
*Sean Hughes
*Patrick Hughes
*Martin Hurson

J

*Sean Johnston
*Francis Jordan
*Tony Jordan (d. 1972), killed with John Finucane in a car accident on June 28, 1972.

K

*Michael Kane Born January 1935, Kane's grandfather Jack Coogan was a Volunteer in the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence who was killed in Valentine Street, Belfast in the 1920's. Kane joined the IRA in 1969 and was killed while of active service on 4 September 1970 near Newforge Lane, Belfast. Kane was the second member of the 3rd Battalion of the Belfast Brigade to by killed during The Troubles.
*Pauline Kane
*Albert Kavanagh
*Brian Keenan
*Colm Keenan
*Gerry Kelly
*John Kelly
*Sean Kelly
*David Kennedy
*Kevin Kilpatrick

L

*Eamonn Lafferty
*Neil Lafferty
*Martin Lee (25 December 1953 - 18 December 1971)
*Freddie Leonard aka "Big Freddie"
*Louis Leonard
*Tony Lewis
*Jim Lochrie (15 April 1956 - 6 December 1975)
*Francis Liggett
*Ethel Lynch
*Jim Lynagh
*Martin Lynch

M

*Noel Madden
*Joseph Magee
*Michael Magee
*Patrick Magee
*Paul Magee
*Anthony Madigan
*Paul Magorrian
*Donna Maguire
*Eugene Martin
*Alex Maskey
*Patrick McAdorey Born 22 February 1947 in Belfast. McAdorey was killed by a British soldier on the day of Internment 9 August 1971.
*Daniel McAnallen
*Daniel McAreavey
*Jack McCabe
*Patrick McCabe (24 July 1916 - 30 December 1971)
*Charles McCann
*Daniel McCann
*James McCann
*Tom McCann
*Martin McCaughey
*Charles McChrystal
*Joseph McComisky
*Tommy McCool Born in Derry in June 1927. McCool died, along with Joe Coyle at McCools house, while preparing home made explosive to attack the British Army during riots in June 1970.
*Kevin McCracken-killed in the aftermath of the Gibraltar killings.
*Raymond McCreesh
*Robert McCrudden
*Seamus McCusker
*James McDade
*Gerard McDade (22 November 1950 - 21 December 1971)
*James "Junior" McDaid
*John McDaid
*Terence McDermott(10 November 1952 - 2 October 1971)
*Martin McDonagh
*Patrick McDonnell
*Edward McDonnell
*Joe McDonnell
*Séamus McElwaine
*Thomas McElwee
*John McErlean cite web |url=http://www.burnsmoley.com/volunteers/roll.php |title=Irish Republican Army Roll of Honour 1969-2003 |accessdate=2007-05-17 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Burns Moley Cumann |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]
*Brendan McFarlane
*Martin McGartland
*Gerry McGeough
*Pat McGeown
*Antoine Mac Giolla Bhrighde
*Eugene McGillen
*Bernard McGinn
*Jim McGinn
*John Joe McGirl
*Gerard McGlynn
*Tom McGoldrick (Irish republican) Born 5 September 1949 at Harrogate Street, Belfast. Whilst returning from an IRA training camp, in October 1970, the car in which McGoldrick was travelling was involved in an incident with a British Army vehicle near Dungannon, County Tyrone in which both McGoldrick and fellow member/Volunteer, Peter Blake were killed.
*Martin McGuinness
*Henry McIlhone (1938-1973), a member of the Belfast Brigade's 3rd Battalion [ cite web |url=http://www.anphoblacht.com/notices/2006-06-29 |title=An Problacht: Notices |accessdate=2007-05-19 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2006-06-29 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=AnPhoblacht.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] and the only Catholic shooting victim [ cite web |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,909441,00.html |title=Shoot Them Down Before Tea |accessdate=2007-05-17 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=1973-07-13 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=TIME Magazine |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] killed by Unionist gunmen while protecting the Short Strand area during rioting in July 1973. [ cite web |url=http://republican-news.org/archive/2002/April18/18wall.html |title=The Wall of Freedom |accessdate=2007-05-17 |author=Gibney, Jim |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2002-04-18 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Republican-News.org |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]
*Jackie McIlhone [ cite web |url=http://www.noraid.org/roll_of_honor.html |title=Irish Northern Aid Philadelphia IRA Roll of Honor |accessdate=2007-05-17 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2000 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Noraid.org |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]
*Sean McIlvenna
*Pádraig McKearney
*Sean McKearney
*Tommy McKearney
*Billy McKee
*Seán McKee
*Joesph McKenna
*Kevin McKenna Former Chief of Staff of the Provisional IRA [ cite web |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/Northern_Ireland/Story/0,2763,801151,00.html |title=True tale of IRA 'martyrs' revealed |accessdate=2007-05-17 |author=McDonald, Henry |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2002-10-29 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=The Observer |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]
*Séan McKenna
*Laurence McKeown
*Patrick McKeown
*Michael McKevitt
*Joseph McKinney
*David Russell
*Thomas McMahon
*Joseph MacManus
*Jackie McMullan
*Danny McNamee
*Peter McNulty
*Seán Mac Stíofáin
*Michael McVerry
*Martin Meehan
*Michael Meenan
*Tobias Molloy
*Authur Morgan
*Desmond Morgan [ cite web |url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/sutton/chron/1973.html |title=CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths |accessdate=2007-05-17 |author=Sutton, Malcolm |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2000 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=CAIN Web Service |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]
*Danny Morrison
*James Moyne
*John Patrick Mullan
*Patrick Mullvenna
*Conor Murphy
*Thomas Murphy
*John Murray
*Kevin Murray
*Michael Murray
*Sean Murray
*Colm Murtagh

N

*Tony Nolan (25 April 1949 - 6 December 1971)
*Kieran Nugent

O

*Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
*Dáithí Ó Conaill
*Martin O'Connell (Irish Republican)-one of the Balcombe Street Four
*Mick O'Connell (Irish Republican)-Martin's brother
*Phil O'Donnell, Derry Brigade, 3 June 1932 24 December, 1982. [http://www.noraid.org/roll_of_honor.html]
*Gearóid Ó hEára
*Éamonn O'Doherty
*Sean O'Callaghan
*Thomas O'Donnell
*James O'Hagan (6 June 1955 - 19 August 1971)
*Siobhán O'Hanlon
*Dessie O'Hare
*Danny O'Neill (15 September (1951 - 7 January 1972)
*Diarmuid O'Neill
*James O'Neill
*Edward O'Rawe

P

*Anne Parker
*Patrick "Maguire" Pendleton
*Anne Marie Pettigrew
*Dolours Price
*Marian Price
*Sean "Two Face" Pendleton

Q

*Jimmy Quigley (1954-1972) [De Baróid, Ciarán. "Bally Murphy & the Irish War". London: Pluto Press, 1990. ]
*Michael Joseph Quigley
*Brendan Quinn [Wood, Ian S. "Crimes of Loyalty: A History of the UDA". Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-7486-2427-9 ]
*Denis Quinn [ cite web |url=http://republican-news.org/archive/1999/July15/15ndil.html |title=An Phoblacht/Republican News |accessdate=2007-05-19 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=1999-07-15 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Republican-News.org |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]
*Liam Quinn
*Paddy Quinn
*Patrick "Pasty" Quinn
*Nessan Quinlivan

R

*Billy Reid
*James Reid
*Francis Rice
*John Rooney
*Oliver Rowntree

*Bobby Sands (1954-1981), a member of the Provisional IRA later elected as a Member of Parliament during the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike at Long Kesh.
*James Saunders (5 September, 1948 - 6 February, 1971) Saunders was born in Ardilea Street, Oldpark Road. He was educated at The Sacred Heart Primary School and at St. Gabriel's Secondary School until he was 16. Upon leaving education Saunders began working at a number of jobs including City Bakery and Milanda Bakeries however was forced to accept a voluntary redundancy package and leave his job due ot the dangers of working in an area that was unsafe for Catholics.
*Seán Savage (1965-1988), a member of the Provisional IRA killed by members of the British Special Air Service (SAS) during Operation Flavius.
*Freddie Scappaticci (b. 1946), an alleged member of the Provisional IRA who is supposed to have acted as double agent under the alias "Stakeknife".
*Gerald Small
*Frank Stagg (1948-1976), a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who participated in several hunger strikes after his imprisonment in 1973 and later died during a hunger strike at Wakefield Prison.
*Kathy Stanton, a former member of the Provisional IRA, she was formerly imprisoned as a political prisoner and later served as a member of the Sinn Féin of the Northern Ireland Assembly in North Belfast from 2003 until 2007.
*Jimmy Steele (b. 1907-1970), fought during the Irish War of Independence as a member of the Fianna and remained active with the republican movement until his death in August 1970
*Bobby Storey, recruiter of the Provisional IRA in Belfast and suspected head of intelligence to the IRA Army Council.

T

*Patrick Teer
*Seamus Twomey (1911-1989), served twice as Chief of Staff for the Provisional IRA.

W

*Josephine "Joe" Walker

Y

*Gerard Young

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