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IraIRA is an acronym with various meanings. There are several paramilitary groups which claim the title 'Irish Republican Army', and advocate an all-island Irish state achieved through force with no ties to the United Kingdom. Marxist IRA officially on ceasefire since the 1970s. The PIRA above broke from this movement in 1969, INLA broke away in 1974. The PIRA somtimes called the Provos. Formed in 1969 (split from OIRA) associated with Sinn Fin, it is the dominant republican group. A breakaway from the PIRA formed in 1986 by those angry with the route being taken by the Adams leadsership in the PIRA and Sinn Fein. A breakaway from the PIRA formed after the 1990s ceasefires. Adopted as the official Army of the Irish Republic (1919-1922). Fought the Anglo-Irish war, later split between "regulars" (became the Irish army) and "irregulars" (became the OIRA). On a completely different note, there is also: - The Individual Retirement Account (legal name: Individual Retirement Arrangement) or IRA, a private retirement account in the USA that enjoys certain tax benefits.
There is also: - Ira (which has a number of alternative meanings)
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