The National Interest on MSN18h
AR-18 Armalite: A Rifle Made Infamous by the IRA
The AR-18 entered the initial design phase in 1963 and was produced from 1969 to 1985, with 1,171 total specimens built.
Between Philadelphia and Ireland, a new book asks: Which side of the ocean counts as home?
The conflict in Northern Ireland might have gone very differently had it not been for a small, ragtag band of carpenters, ...
Arsenal of weaponry found in south Armagh bunker ‘probably imported on behalf of the Provisional IRA decades ago’, court told
Among the contents of the bunker were two sawn-off shotguns, a pump-action rifle, Glock pistol and approximately 2,000 rounds ...
Sinn Féin’s Doherty defends going to funeral of ‘friend’ and ex-IRA man ‘Bik’ McFarlane
Senior Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty has defended his attendance at the funeral of former Provisional IRA member Brendan ‘Bik’ ...
Former IRA commander says conflict was ‘total waste’ of life
A former IRA commander has said that the armed conflict was a ‘total waste’ of life and that the group’s practice of ...
The Irish Times21d
Former senior Provisional IRA figure ‘Bik’ McFarlane dies aged 74
Former senior Provisional IRA member Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane has died at the age of 74 following a short illness. Mr McFarlane, who died on Friday, was IRA commander in the Maze prison during ...
South Armagh weaponry arsenal likely imported on behalf of Provisional IRA decades ago, court hears
An arsenal of weaponry found in a south Armagh bunker was probably imported on behalf of the Provisional IRA decades ago, the ...
Evening Standard on MSN22d
Inquest findings in SAS shooting of IRA men referred to prosecutors
Four Provisional IRA members - Kevin Barry O'Donnell, 21, Sean O'Farrell, 23, Peter Clancy, 19, and Daniel Vincent, 20 - were shot dead by the soldiers minutes after they had carried out a gun attack ...