Provisional Irish Republican Army

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
PIRA
Pronunciation
/prəˈvɪʒənəl ˈaɪrɪʃ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈɑrmi/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Politics

Examples in Context

  1. They could mirror the development of the Provisional Irish Republican Army(PIRA) and Palestine Liberation Organisation, conducting periodic terrorist attacks to gain policy concessions.
  2. The US-based Irish northern Aid Committee ( noraid ), founded in the late 1960s, provided the Provisional Irish Republican Army(PIRA) ( Pira ) with money that was frequently used for arms purchases.

Other meanings of PIRA