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Timeline of Real Irish Republican Army actions

January 13, 2023

This is a timeline of actions by the Real Irish Republican Army, also called the Real IRA, an Irish republican paramilitary group. The group was formed in late 1997 by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who disagreed with that organisation's ceasefire. Since June 2012, following a merger between Republican Action Against Drugs, the Real IRA and smaller republican militant groups, the new organisation has commonly been referred to as the New IRA.[1][2]

The Real IRA is the largest and most active of the dissident republican paramilitaries waging a campaign against the British security forces. The other main republican paramilitary groups are the group which calls itself Óglaigh na hÉireann, the Continuity IRA and Arm na Poblachta the newest group. All actions listed took place in Northern Ireland unless stated otherwise.

1998

Note: for some of the incidents in 1998, it is unclear whether the Real IRA, the Continuity IRA, or both organisations were responsible.[3][4][5]

  • 6 January: A 500 lb car bomb was defused by the security forces in the centre of Banbridge, County Down. A telephoned warning had been sent.[3]
  • 20 February: Following a telephoned warning, a 500 lb car bomb exploded outside the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base in Moira, County Down. Seven RUC officers and four civilians were hurt. The blast caused widespread damage.[6]
  • 23 February: Following a telephoned warning, a 300 lb car bomb exploded near the RUC base on Edward Street in Portadown, County Armagh. The blast caused widespread damage but no injuries.[7][8]
  • 10 March: There was a barrack buster attack on the RUC base on Newry Road in Armagh. Five mortars were launched and three exploded on impact.[9] People were evacuated from the surrounding area after the British Army spotted the launchers, and there were no injuries.[3]
  • 24 March: There were two mortar attacks in South Armagh. Four mortars were fired at Forkill British Army/RUC base; one exploded inside the base but caused no injuries. A further two mortars were fired at a British Army watchtower at Glasdrumman, but fell short of the target.[10] It is believed the RIRA was responsible.[9]
  • 2 April: A 1000 lb RIRA car bomb was intercepted by Gardaí as it was boarding the Dún Laoghaire-Holyhead ferry in Dublin.[11]
  • 30 April: Following a telephoned warning, a 550–600 lb car bomb was defused in the centre of Lisburn.[10] It is believed the RIRA was responsible.[9]
  • 1 May: RIRA member Ronan Mac Lochlainn, a native of County Dublin, was shot dead by Gardaí during an attempted robbery of a cash-in-transit van in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland.[3]
  • 4 May: There was an attempted mortar attack on Grosvenor Road RUC base in Belfast. One of the mortars fell short of the target and the other exploded in its launch tube.[3]
  • 8 May: The RIRA issued a statement declaring war on the United Kingdom.[3]
  • 9 May: There was an attempted mortar attack on the RUC base in Belleek, County Fermanagh. The mortars fell short of the target and one exploded as the RUC was clearing the area. A claim of responsibility was made on behalf of the Real IRA.[12]
  • 16 May: Following a telephoned warning, a 500 lb car bomb was defused near the RUC base in Armagh.[10]
  • 23 June: The RIRA is believed to have been responsible for an explosion on a road near Forkill, County Armagh.[3]
  • 24 June: A 200 lb car bomb exploded in the centre of Newtownhamilton. The INLA issued a 50-minute warning about the bomb, but people were still being evacuated when it exploded and six people were injured. See: Newtownhamilton bombing[5]
  • 2 July: An RIRA bomb seriously damaged the Dublin-Belfast railway line at Carnagat, outside Newry.[13]
  • 10 July: An RIRA operation targeting London's transport system and commercial premises was foiled following the arrest of several suspected activists in Ireland and England. Police in London retrieved a cache of incendiary devices and a small Semtex bomb.[14]
  • 11 July: A 1,400 lb car bomb intended for either Portadown or Armagh city was abandoned outside the Moy, County Armagh because of intense levels of British Army and RUC activity in the area.[13]
  • 13 July: Following a telephoned warning, a 635 lb car bomb was defused outside the courthouse in Newry.[10] It is believed the RIRA was responsible.[9]
  • 21 July: A mortar was fired at Corry Square RUC base in Newry, but fell short of the target and did not detonate.[10] The Real IRA claimed responsibility.[3]
  • 28 July: The RIRA was blamed for planting incendiary bombs in shops in Portadown.[5]
  • 1 August: 1998 Banbridge bombing: A 500 lb car bomb exploded in the centre of Banbridge, County Down. Telephoned warnings were sent but the bomb exploded before the area was fully evacuated. Two RUC officers and thirty-three civilians were hurt and the blast caused extensive damage.[10] The Real IRA claimed responsibility.[3]
  • 15 August: Omagh bombing: A 500 lb car bomb exploded in the centre of Omagh, County Tyrone. The bomb killed 29 civilians and wounded 220 others. This was the highest death toll from a single attack during the Troubles. Although warnings had been given 38 minutes beforehand, they proved to be insufficient.[3]
  • 18 August: The RIRA announced it was suspending all military operations.[3]
  • 7 September: The RIRA announced a ceasefire.[3]

1999

  • 9 May: A 2007 inquest heard that the RIRA were responsible for the killing of Brendan "Speedy" Fegan in Newry, County Down as a purported drug dealer.[15][16]

2000

  • 20 January: The RIRA announced an end to its ceasefire.[17]
  • 25 February: The RIRA is believed to have been responsible for a bomb attack against a British Army barracks in Ballykelly, County Londonderry. The Continuity IRA (CIRA) initially claimed responsibility for the blast but security sources said they believed it was the RIRA who were responsible.[18]
  • 6 April: The RIRA detonated a bomb at Ebrington British Army barracks in Derry. The bomb destroyed an unmanned guardhouse and damaged the perimeter fence.[19]
  • 14 April: The RIRA were blamed for a failed mortar bomb attack on an army base in Rosslea, County Fermanagh.[20]
  • 24 May: The RIRA were responsible for a mortar bomb attack on a British Army base in Glasdrumman (or Glassdrummond), South Armagh.[21][22]
  • 1 June: The RIRA detonated a small bomb on Hammersmith Bridge in London.[23][24]
  • 19 June: A RIRA bomb was on a railway line at Ealing Broadway in London.[21][25]
  • 20 June: The RIRA were responsible for a leaving an explosive device in the property of former Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Mandelson in Hillsborough, County Down.[26]
  • 30 June: The RIRA bombed the main Dublin-to-Belfast railway line near Meigh, County Armagh.[27]
  • 9 July: The RIRA detonated a car bomb at Stewartstown, County Tyrone RUC station.[28]
  • 12 September: The RIRA were responsible for planting two 80 lb bombs at Magilligan British Army camp, County Londonderry. Both bombs failed to detonate and were later defused by British Army bomb disposal experts.[21][29]
  • 13 September: The RIRA were responsible for a mortar bomb attack on an RUC station in Armagh town.[21][30]
  • 13 September:The RIRA were responsible for planting two 80 lb bombs at Magilligan British Army camp, County Londonderry, one of which was planted in a wooden hut and partially exploded when a soldier opened the door to the hut.[31] The second bomb was found during a follow-up search and made safe by bomb disposal experts.[32]
  • 22 September: The RIRA fired an RPG-22 anti-tank rocket at the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service in London.[3]
  • 13 October: RIRA member, Joseph O'Connor, a grandson of Francisco Notarantonio (a republican internee shot dead on 9 October 1987), was shot dead in Ballymurphy, Belfast in an intrarepublican feud.[3]
  • 24 September: The RIRA were responsible for detonating a 50 lb bomb on a railway line in Dunmurry, County Antrim.[21][33]
  • 1 November: A RIRA booby trap bomb hidden in a traffic cone exploded in Castlewellan, County Down, seriously injuring an RUC officer who lost a leg and two fingers.[34][35][36]

2001

  • 23 January: The RIRA were responsible for a mortar attack on Ebrington Barracks in Derry. One mortar landed inside the perimeter fence of the base after being fired from a parked van. No one was injured.[37]
  • 5 February: The RIRA were responsible for a pipe bomb attack in which a couple were injured in Newcastle, County Down.[38] The RIRA would later kill the man, in a gun attack a year later in February 2002.[39]
  • 21 February: A RIRA bomb disguised as a torch exploded outside a British Army barracks in Shepherd's Bush, West London, after a 14-year-old army cadet picked it up. The cadet, Stephen Menary, lost his left hand and left eye, and suffered severe stomach and chest injuries.[40][41][42]
  • 4 March: The RIRA detonated a car bomb outside the BBC's London headquarters (see 4 March 2001 BBC bombing).[43] The explosion was captured by a BBC cameraman and the footage was broadcast on TV stations worldwide, gaining mass publicity for the group.[44]
  • 14 April: The RIRA was blamed for a small bomb explosion at a postal sorting office in Hendon, London. No one was injured in the explosion, which caused "minor" damage to the building at The Hyde, in Hendon.[45]
  • 23 April: The RIRA were blamed for a grenade attack on an RUC station in Derry.[46]
  • 6 May: The RIRA was blamed for a small bomb explosion at the same Hendon building where another bomb had exploded on 14 April 2001. There was no warning and one man was injured in the explosion.[47]
  • 15 May: The RIRA was blamed for a mortar attack on an army base in Bessbrook, County Armagh.[48][49]
  • May 27: The RIRA were responsible for a failed rocket attack on an RUC station in Strabane, County Tyrone. The device contained just over one pound of Semtex.[50]
  • 8 June: The RIRA was blamed for a gun attack at a polling station in Draperstown, County Londonderry. Two RUC officers and a civilian were wounded.[51]
  • 1 August: The RIRA planted a 44 lb car bomb at Belfast International Airport. It was made safe by bomb disposal officers.[47][52]
  • 3 August: The RIRA detonated a car bomb in Ealing, London, injuring seven people (see 3 August 2001 Ealing bombing).[53]
  • 22 August: The RIRA planted a small bomb on a bridge in Derry. The group gave a telephoned warning and the bomb was defused.[47]
  • 1 November: The RIRA were blamed for planting a faulty incendiary device in a sports shop in Hill Street, Newry, County Down.[why?] The device was smouldering in a pocket of the jacket, but had burnt itself out.[54]
  • 3 November: The RIRA planted a car bomb in the centre of Birmingham, England but it failed to detonate properly.[55]

2002

  • 3 January: The RIRA carried out a pipe bomb attack on a police officer's home in Annalong, County Down.[56][57]
  • 26 January: The RIRA were believed to have been responsible for a blast bomb attack during disturbances in north Belfast. Three police officers and two soldiers were injured in the blast.[58][59]
  • 21 February: The RIRA claimed responsibility for the shooting death of Matthew Burns in a car outside Castlewellan, County Down. Burns' brother, the driver, was injured. It is believed the killing was a result of a personal feud between Burns and the RIRA.[39][60]
  • 3 March: Two teenaged boys are injured with a RIRA booby trap bomb in Forkill, County Armagh. The device was hidden inside a traffic cone when it exploded.[36][61]
  • 29 March: The RIRA targeted a former member of the Royal Irish Regiment in Sion Mills, County Tyrone. A bomb was attached to his car but failed to explode.[62]
  • 13 April: The RIRA were blamed for two bomb attacks on PSNI stations in Downpatrick and Ardglass, both in County Down.[63][64][65]
  • 24 April: the RIRA left a 150 lb (68 kg) bomb in a jeep outside Maghaberry jail, near Lisburn. Only the detonator exploded.[66]
  • 5 June: The RIRA are believed to have been linked to a kidnapping in Ballyhornan, County Down.[67]
  • 17 July: The RIRA claimed responsibility for an attack on a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) patrol car in Downpatrick, County Down. An explosive device was fired at the car but bounced off and failed to explode.[68][69]
  • 2 August: The RIRA was blamed for detonating a bomb at a British Territorial Army base in Derry. A civilian builder was killed in the blast.[70][71]
  • 20 October: The RIRA claimed responsibility for an attempted bombing of the PSNI station in Castlederg, County Tyrone. A coffee jar bomb packed with shrapnel was thrown over the perimeter fence but failed to explode.[72][73]
  • 24 November: The RIRA were believed to have been responsible for an attempted bombing of a motor tax office in Belfast. The operation was intercepted by undercover police and one of the bombers was severely injured after police fired a number of shots. Two men were arrested at the scene.[74][75]

2003

  • 13 March: The RIRA left a bomb in a van outside Laganside Courthouse in Belfast. It was defused by bomb disposal officers.[76]
  • 5 April: The RIRA claimed it had sent an incendiary bomb to Maghaberry prison. The bomb was defused by the British army.[77]
  • 5 May: The RIRA were responsible for an attempting bombing of a motor tax office in Belfast. The device, which was in a van parked outside the motor tax office in Upper Queen Street, contained three pipe bombs and three fuel containers.[78]
  • 19 June: The RIRA abandoned a 1,200 lb van bomb on the outskirts of Derry. The device was described as "one of the biggest ever found in the UK".[79][80]
  • 17 August: The RIRA killed Danny McGurk, a civilian, on the Ross Road, Lower Falls, West Belfast. The RIRA later issued a statement that McGurk had been an "innocent civilian" and offered its "sincere condolences" to his family and friends, adding that the killing was "criminally wrong and detracted from the goal of Irish liberation". McGurk had reportedly had a pub dispute with members of the RIRA, and been beaten by members of the group a week before his killing.[81]
  • 3 September: The RIRA were blamed for leaving a roadside bomb near Bryansford, County Down. It was believed to have been meant for a passing PSNI patrol.[82][83]
  • 21 September: The RIRA were blamed for firing a number of shots near the home of Social Democratic and Labour Party councilor Peter Fitzpatrick in Kilcoo, County Down. Fitzpatrick had recently denounced the group and its actions.[84]
  • 12 October: The RIRA were responsible for an attempted bombing of a PSNI station in Rosslea, County Fermanagh. A 130 lb car bomb was defused by the British Army.[85]
  • 20 November: The RIRA attempted to ambush PSNI and British Army members in Newcastle, County Down. The group claimed there was a bomb at the empty Enniskeen Hotel. However, this was a hoax meant to draw the police and army towards the real bomb. The time bomb was found and made safe.[86][87][88]

2004

  • 4 February: The RIRA claimed responsibility for planting a bomb inside a British Army base at Ballykelly, County Londonderry. It failed to explode.[89]
  • 26 March: Four men were charged with RIRA membership after involvement in a RIRA firebomb attack on a house in Cork City, County Cork.[90]
  • 8 May: The RIRA were responsible for sending packages containing a number of bullets and a sympathy card to elected representatives on Newry & Mourne District Council. The packages were addressed to the District Policing Partnership members at SDLP premises and council offices in Newry, County Down.[91]
  • 8 September: The RIRA claimed responsibility for a gun attack on Strand Road PSNI station in Derry. No one was injured but builders who were working on an extension in the fortified base had to dive for cover as the gunman opened fire.[92]
  • 30 September: The RIRA were responsible for sending a parcel bomb to an SDLP councillor, Eamonn O'Neill in Castlewellan, County Down.[93][94]
  • 24 November: The RIRA carried out a firebomb attack on a commercial premises in Belfast.[95]

2005

  • 6 November: The RIRA were blamed for a hoax bomb alert at the Down Royal Racecourse in County Down. The bomb warning disrupted a two-day racing festival in which 9,000 racegoers had to be evacuated.[96]

2006

2007

  • 18 July: The RIRA claimed responsibility for the discovery of two bombs during a security alert in Newry, County Down. One of the devices exploded, while army experts carried out a controlled explosion on the other. It was claimed in a statement that the bombs were intended for use against members of the PSNI.[106][107]
  • 25 August: The RIRA carried out a gun attack on the home of a former SDLP councillor, Pat Bradley, in Derry.[citation needed]
  • 10 October: An inquest heard about the murder of Brendan "Speedy" Fegan in Newry, County Down in 1999. It is believed Fegan was killed by the RIRA as a result of his alleged drug dealing activities.[15]
  • 8 November: A PSNI officer was shot and wounded by the RIRA as he sat in his car on Bishop Street, Derry.[108]
  • 12 November: A PSNI officer was shot and wounded by the RIRA in Dungannon, County Tyrone.[108][109]
  • 16 December: The RIRA were blamed for a pipe bomb attack on a PSNI station in Strabane, County Tyrone.[110][111]

2008

  • 7 February: The RIRA announced that after a three-year period of reorganisation it was ready to "go back to war".[112]
  • 14 February: A former RIRA member, Andrew Burns, was killed by a small republican organisation, Óglaigh na hÉireann in Doneyloop, County Donegal.[113][114]
  • 12 May: The RIRA exploded a booby-trap bomb underneath the car of a PSNI officer in Spamount, County Tyrone. The officer was pulled to safety by a passing motorist before the car was engulfed in flames.[115][116]
  • 9 September: The IMC blamed the RIRA for the discovery of an under vehicle explosive device under the car of a civilian in Lisburn, County Antrim. It is believed the RIRA had mistaken the civilian for a member of the PSNI.[117][118]
  • 15 September: The IMC blamed the RIRA for the discovery of a 100 lb bomb in Jonesborough, County Armagh.[117][119]
  • 25 September: A man survived after being shot in the neck by the RIRA on the County Londonderry-County Donegal border.[120] The same man had been targeted in a pipe bomb attack on his home on 25 October, the RIRA did not claim responsibility for the attack, but security forces believe they were responsible for it.[120]
  • 19 November: The IMC blamed the RIRA for the discovery of a coffee jar bomb near a PSNI station in Belfast.[117][121]

2009

  • 7 March: 2009 Massereene Barracks shooting - The RIRA shot dead two British Army soldiers (Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey) as they collected a delivery outside Massereene Barracks in County Antrim. Two other soldiers and two civilian deliverymen were also wounded by gunfire.[122] Brian Shivers was convicted of the murders and other charges at Antrim Crown Court in January 2012, but following an appeal was cleared of all charges at retrial in May 2013.[123] John Paul Wootton and Brendan McConville were later convicted of the murders but have appealed.[124]
  • 2 April: The RIRA claimed responsibility for carrying out a punishment shooting in Derry against a convicted rapist who was awaiting sentencing for raping a 15-year-old girl.[125]
  • 5 July: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP William McCrea was warned by police of a death threat from the RIRA.[126]
  • 13 July: The RIRA was blamed for shooting at the PSNI in the Ardoyne area of North Belfast during heavy rioting after an Orange Order parade.[127]
  • 28 August: Armed RIRA members staged a roadblock in Meigh, County Armagh. A PSNI patrol in an unmarked patrol vehicle spotted the group, but withdrew fearing that their presence would provoke a gun battle.[128]
  • 29 August: The IMC blamed the RIRA for the discovery of an improvised explosive near a school in Armagh town. The device was defused by the British Army.[129]
  • 5 September: The IMC blamed the RIRA for an attack on a man with iron bars and a sledge hammer in Strabane, County Tyrone.[130]
  • 17 September: The RIRA claimed responsibility for targeting an individual with an under vehicle explosive device in Belfast. It is believed the individual was employed by an engineering company with PSNI & Defence contracts.[130][131]
  • 21 September: The RIRA claimed responsibility for two pipe-bomb attacks on the homes of family members of a PSNI officer in Derry. One of the devices exploded and destroyed a car.[132]
  • 7 October: The IMC blamed the RIRA for a hoax bomb alert outside a courthouse in Newry, County Down. The alert caused massive disruption for both businesses and traffic in the city.[130][133]
  • 8 October: RIRA members fired a volley of shots over the coffin of RIRA member John Brady in Strabane, County Tyrone. Brady had died on 5 October in PSNI custody.[134][135]
  • 10 October: The IMC blamed the RIRA for a hoax bomb alert at a courthouse in Strabane, County Tyrone. Armed and masked men hijacked a taxi in the town, claiming they had left a device in the vehicle and then ordered the driver to abandon the vehicle outside the courthouse. The alert caused massive disruption.[130][136]
  • 22 October: The RIRA claimed responsibility for a small explosion at a British Territorial Army base in North Belfast which caused damage to the perimeter fence.[137][138]
  • 19 November: The IMC blamed the RIRA for the discovery of a "crude wire mortar type device" in Armagh town.[130][139]
  • 21 November: The IMC blamed the RIRA for an attempted assassination of a serving PSNI officer in Garrison, County Fermanagh. The operation was intercepted and a number of shots were exchanged between RIRA gunmen and police.[130][140]
  • 30 November: The IMC blamed the RIRA for failed pipe bomb attack on a PSNI station in Strabane, County Tyrone. The Device which failed to explode was defused by the British army.[130][141]
  • 31 December: The RIRA claimed responsibility for a gun attack on Crossmaglen PSNI station, County Armagh.[142][143]

2010

  • 24 January: The RIRA claimed responsibility for a gun attack on Crossmaglen PSNI station, County Armagh.[144][145]
  • 25 January: The RIRA claimed responsibility for the shooting death of a man in Cork City in the Republic of Ireland. The RIRA claimed he was a drug dealer.[146][147]
  • 31 January: The RIRA claimed responsibility for a gun attack on a PSNI station in Bessbrook, County Armagh.[145]
  • 3 February: The RIRA claimed responsibility for throwing a pipe bomb at Oldpark PSNI station in Belfast. The device exploded causing damage to a perimeter fence of the station.[137]
  • 22 February: The RIRA were blamed for detonating a 250 lb car bomb outside a courthouse in Newry, County Down. The bombers issued a code-worded warning that the bomb would explode within 30 minutes, but it exploded 17 minutes later while police were evacuating the area. The courthouse guardhut was heavily damaged.[148][149]
  • 24 February: The RIRA claimed responsibility for kidnapping and shooting dead Kieran Doherty. His body was found on the outskirts of Derry, near the border with County Donegal; the RIRA said Doherty was a RIRA member who had been executed for drug dealing.[150][151]
  • 12 March: The PSNI claimed it had intelligence that Dale Moore, a Press Officer for Sinn Féin in Derry was under threat from the RIRA.[152]
  • 19 March: The RIRA claimed responsibility for security alerts in Derry. At least three controlled explosions were carried out on suspect devices which had been left in various locations around the city.[153]
  • 21 March: The RIRA were blamed for a gun attack on PSNI officers dealing with a "suspect device" on the Belfast–Dublin railway line near Newry, County Down. The device was found to be an "elaborate hoax".[154][155]
  • 28 March: Four masked and armed men, claiming to be RIRA volunteers, hijacked a van on Coshquin Road in Derry and left it outside "Blackthorn Amusements" in Bridgend, County Donegal. The hijacking sparked a security alert which caused disruption to traffic in the area.[156]
  • 22 April: The IMC blamed the RIRA for a car bomb attack on a PSNI base in Newtownhamilton, County Armagh. A telephoned warning was given an hour beforehand, but two civilians were hurt.[157]
  • 23 April: The IMC blamed the RIRA for a pipe bomb attack on a house in Coalisland, County Tyrone. It was claimed that the RIRA accused the occupants of being involved in drug-dealing and criminality.[158][130][159][160]
  • 30 May: The IMC blamed the RIRA for a pipe bomb attack on a house at Windmill Court, Dungannon, County Tyrone. The bomb was thrown through the kitchen window and caused considerable damage.[158][161]
  • 17 June: The IMC blamed the RIRA for an attempted van bomb attack on a PSNI station in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone. A telephoned warning was received and the 300 lb bomb was made safe by the British Army.[158][162]
  • 18 June: The IMC blamed the RIRA for an attempted pipe bomb attack on a PSNI station in Craigavon, County Armagh. The device was made safe by the British Army.[158][163]
  • 22 June: The IMC blamed the RIRA for an attempted ambush on the Keady–Castleblayney road in County Armagh. Security forces were lured into the area by a fire and a bomb warning. A bomb with a command wire was found and made safe by the British Army.[158][164]
  • 2 July: The IMC blamed the RIRA for a gun attack on a PSNI station in Crossmaglen, County Armagh.[158][165]
  • 10 July: The IMC blamed the RIRA for exploding a bomb under a small stone bridge on Carrickrovaddy Road near Belleeks, County Armagh.[158][166]
  • 26 July: The RIRA were blamed for a gun attack on the Players' Lounge pub on Fairview Strand, Dublin. A lone gunman entered the pub shortly after midnight and fired shots at a doorman. The doorman and two bystanders were wounded.[167][168][169]
  • 8 August: The IMC blamed the RIRA for planting a booby-trap bomb under a PSNI officer's car in Kilkeel, County Down. It fell off the car and failed to explode.[158][170]
  • 10 August: The IMC blamed the RIRA for planting a booby-trap bomb under a PSNI worker's car in Cookstown, County Tyrone. The man worked as a civilian security guard at Cookstown PSNI base. It partially exploded but the man was unhurt.[158][171]
  • 4 October: The RIRA claimed responsibility for exploding a car bomb outside the Ulster Bank on Culmore Road in Derry. The bomb was more than 200 lb and exploded at 23:56, about an hour after a telephoned warning. Two PSNI officers were lightly hurt and the bank, a hotel and nearby shops were heavily damaged.[172][173]
  • 20 October: The RIRA claimed responsibility for shooting a man in the legs in Derry. The man was a convicted sex offender.[174][175]

2011

  • 18 January: The RIRA claimed responsibility for a blast bomb attack on the offices of UK City of Culture in Derry. The bomb caused minor damages to the offices.[176]
  • 16 February: The RIRA admitted responsibility for a viable pipe bomb device that was found outside a home in Magherafelt, County Londonderry.[177]
  • 3 March: The RIRA claimed responsibility for a gun attack on a police patrol in Derry. A number of shots were fired as police investigated a report of a stolen car. Although no one was injured, one shot did hit the police car.[178]
  • 2 April: PSNI officer Ronan Kerr was killed when a booby-trap bomb exploded under his car in Omagh, County Tyrone. A RIRA-linked group claimed responsibility.[179]
  • 17 May: The RIRA was blamed for planting a pipe bomb on a bus in Maynooth, near Dublin, during Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Republic of Ireland.[180]
  • 22 May: The RIRA claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a bank in Derry. No one was injured.[181]
  • 9 June: The RIRA was blamed for shooting dead a man in Dublin who was "until recently a leading member of the Continuity IRA" and allegedly linked to drug dealing.[182]
  • 24 August: The RIRA was blamed for a booby-trap bomb attack at a house in Navan, County Meath. The target was a man who had worked for the Garda as an informer inside the RIRA and he was wounded in the attack.[183]
  • 16 September: The RIRA was blamed for shooting dead alleged drug gang leader Michael "Micka" Kelly, in Clongriffin, north Dublin.[184]
  • 13 October: The RIRA claimed responsibility for planting a small bomb outside the UK City of Culture offices in Derry. It caused substantial damage to the office and surrounding buildings.[185]

2012

  • 19 January: Bombs exploded outside two government offices in Derry. Telephoned warnings had been sent about an hour beforehand and the areas were evacuated. The RIRA was blamed.[186]
  • 26 July: It was announced that Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) and a number of small independent republican paramilitary groups were merging with the RIRA to form the New IRA[187]
  • 3 September: Real IRA member Alan Ryan was shot dead in Clongriffin, Dublin, possibly in retaliation for the shooting death of Michael "Micka" Kelly there. The Derry 32CSM website released a statement saying he was a republican anti-drug activist and vowed revenge. The RIRA held a paramilitary funeral for Ryan which was attended by masked men in military uniform who fired a volley of shots over the coffin.[188][189]
  • 28 September: John Wilson, from a well-known criminal family,[190] was shot dead by the New IRA at his home in Cloverhill Road, Ballyfermot, County Dublin, purportedly in retaliation for the murder of Alan Ryan.[191]
  • 1 November: A Prison Officer, David Black, was shot dead on the M1 motorway near Craigavon while driving to work. The shots were fired from another car, which drove alongside.[192] He was the first Prison Officer to be killed since 1993. The New IRA (which the now-defunct Real IRA is a founding faction) claimed responsibility.[193]
  • 4 December: The New IRA was blamed for the shooting death of Eamon "The Godfather" Kelly in north Dublin as retaliation for the murder of Alan Ryan earlier in the year.[194]

2013

  • 23 February: Two alleged New IRA members in Cork were prevented from carrying out the assassination of a drug dealer after the van they were traveling in was stopped and searched by Gardaí, who discovered two loaded handguns and balaclavas.[195]
  • 3 March: The New IRA were blamed for an attempted mortar attack on a Derry police station. The PSNI stopped a van containing four mortars and the roof partly removed to allow the mortars to be fired. Two men were arrested at the scene, including the van driver and a motorcyclist following the van, while another man was arrested shortly after.[196][197]
  • 6 March: The New IRA were blamed for shooting Peter Butterly dead in Gormanston, County Meath allegedly retaliation for the killing of RIRA member Alan Ryan.[198]
  • 8 October: The New IRA shot Kevin Kearney dead in North Belfast, claiming he was a drug dealer. His body was found in a lake in Alexandra Park.[199]
  • 22 October: The New IRA claimed responsibility for throwing a pipe bomb at a PSNI vehicle in the Bogside area of Derry.[200] The following night, another pipe bomb was thrown at a PSNI vehicle in Newtownabbey.[201]
  • 8 November: A booby-trap bomb was found under the car of a former RUC/PSNI officer in Tullycarnet, Belfast.[202]
  • 20 November: The New IRA claimed responsibility for an attempted proxy bombing in Derry. A masked gunman placed a bomb on a bus, which had no passengers, and told the driver to drive to Strand Road PSNI base. However, the driver abandoned the bus and the bomb was made safe.[203]
  • 5–6 December: A convoy of three PSNI vehicles was hit by automatic gunfire on Crumlin Road, Belfast. The attackers had fired from a makeshift platform on Herbert Street.[204] The following night, a PSNI landrover was hit by gunfire on Suffolk Road.[205]

2014

  • 11–13 February: The New IRA claimed responsibility for sending letter bombs to British Army recruitment offices in Oxford, Reading, Slough, Brighton, Aldershot, Canterbury and Chatham.[206]
  • 6–7 March: The New IRA claimed responsibility for sending two letter bombs to senior prison staff at Maghaberry Prison. It claimed that republican prisoners there were suffering degrading treatment.[207] The letters were intercepted at sorting offices.
  • 14 March: A PSNI landrover was hit by a horizontal mortar on Falls Road, Belfast. The mortar launcher was attached to railings at Belfast City Cemetery and detonated by command wire. A civilian car was also hit by debris, but there were no injuries. The RIRA claimed responsibility.[208][209]
  • 29 May: A large firebomb exploded in the reception of the Everglades Hotel in Derry, causing extensive damage. It had been left by a masked man who gave a forty-minute warning. The hotel had hosted a PSNI recruitment event and was due to host another.[210][211][212][213][214]
  • 30 July: A PSNI landrover was struck by gunfire in the Bogside area of Derry.[215]
  • 7 October: A pipe bomb was thrown at a PSNI mobile patrol on Crumlin Road, North Belfast. It failed to explode and was made safe by ATOs, who described it as highly sophisticated.[216]
  • 14–23 October: There were two attempts to kill PSNI officers with booby-trap bombs; one in the Ballyarnett area of Derry and another in the Ballycolman area of Strabane.[217][218]
  • 2 November: A PSNI armoured jeep was hit by a horizontal mortar in the Creggan area of Derry. A rear door was blown off and a passing car was damaged, but there were no injuries. The RIRA said it had fired an "EFP mortar-style device triggered by a command wire".[219] In the security operation that followed, youths attacked the PSNI with stones and petrol bombs.[220]
  • 16 November: A PSNI armoured land rover was attacked with a homemade rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher on Crumlin Road, North Belfast. A man appeared from the Ardoyne estate and fired the handheld launcher at the vehicle from 60 feet away. The warhead pierced the land rover's outer shell but bounced off heavier armour before exploding. The officers inside suffered shock but no injuries.[221]

2015

  • 21 April: A bomb was thrown at a PSNI land rover in the New Lodge area of North Belfast. It exploded in mid-air, damaging a nearby car.[222] The New IRA claimed responsibility.[223]
  • 27 April: A bomb exploded outside the offices of the Probation Board at Crawford Square in Derry, following a telephoned warning. The blast damaged the building and nearby vehicles.[224] The New IRA claimed responsibility and said it also planted an "anti-personnel device" nearby, targeting members of the security forces.[223]
  • 3 May: Two small bombs partially exploded at the perimeter fence of a British Army Reserve base (Caw Camp) in Derry.[225]
  • 18 June: The New IRA was blamed for planting a booby-trap bomb under the car of a married couple, both of whom are PSNI officers, in Eglinton. It was found and defused by the security forces.[226]
  • 14 August: A firebomb exploded in the back of a post van parked inside Palace Barracks, a British military base which is home to MI5 in Northern Ireland. The firebomb destroyed the van and set nearby vehicles and garages on fire.[227]
  • 26 November: A PSNI vehicle was riddled with automatic gunfire, fired from an AK-47, on Rossnareen Avenue, West Belfast. Several rounds shattered the bulletproof glass but failed to penetrate it. The New IRA claimed responsibility.[228]
  • 25 December: The group fired shots at police in north Belfast.[229]

2016

  • Early March: The group declared that all criminals were legitimate targets after member, Vincent Ryan, was shot dead. They called the killing "a declaration of war".[230]
  • 4 March: A prison officer (Adrian Ismay) died from a heart attack in a hospital on 4 March 2016. He had received serious wounds following a booby-trap bomb detonated under his van on Hillsborough Drive, East Belfast 11 days earlier. The wounds he received from the bombing were directly responsible for the heart attack that killed him. The 'New' IRA claimed responsibility and said it was a response to the alleged mistreatment of republican prisoners at Maghaberry Prison. It added that the officer was targeted because he trained prison officers at Maghaberry. Christopher Robinson of Dunmurry was charged.[231][232]
  • April: Explosives linked to the New IRA were found in Dublin and several people were questioned by police.[233] Michael McGibbon was shot three times in the leg in a "punishment shooting". He later died from his injuries. The New IRA stated that the intention was not to kill him.[234]
  • 11 May: The terrorist threat level in Great Britain was raised to "substantial" by Home Secretary Theresa May and MI5 because of the threat posed by the group.[235]
  • June: A five-man New IRA hit team were in Dublin's north inner city looking for two leading gangsters after one of their associates was shot dead in a gangland feud. Sources said the squad from the North spent several days and nights looking for their targets.[236]
  • 7 December: In Cork City at 5pm former leader of the RIRA southern command, Aidan "The Beast" O'Driscoll, was shot and killed in the street by two masked gunmen. O'Driscoll had been shot in the leg in June 2013 in what the New IRA claimed was a punishment-style shooting for "unrepublican conduct" before he had stepped-down from command in 2012.[237] September 2016 4 men including prominent New IRA members Damien Duffy and Luke O'Neill are remanded into custody after police find an EFP containing semtex in Lurgan County Armagh

2017

  • 23 January: The New IRA attempted to kill a police officer in north Belfast using an AK-47. He was hit multiple times in the arm at a petrol station on Crumlin road, Ardoyne.[238]
  • 22 February: A bomb exploded in the driveway of a PSNI officer's home as a bomb squad was trying to make it safe. The bomb was thought to have fallen off the officer's vehicle. Nobody was injured.[239]
  • 21 March: A roadside bomb exploded as an armoured PSNI vehicle passed in Strabane. There were no injuries but the PSNI claimed the police officers were very lucky to escape.[240] The New IRA claimed responsibility for the attack.[241]
  • 22 April: A bomb was left outside the gates of a school, in Belfast, after the bomber(s) suspected they were being watched. The New IRA is suspected.[242]
  • 2 June: The Gardaí Síochána found 6 kg (13.2 lb) of Semtex in Dublin city believed to belong to the group. Two men were arrested.[243]

2018

  • 20 July: The New IRA claimed responsibility for gun and bomb attacks at police during the riots in Derry.[244]

2019

  • 19 January: The group bombed a courthouse in Derry.[245]
  • 20 January: A van was hijacked by masked men in Derry, a package was placed into the back and the driver was instructed to park the vehicle in the city centre. The van was later abandoned in a housing estate and homes were evacuated. In a separate incident in the city a Royal Mail van was stolen and abandoned. Authorities blamed the incidents on the New IRA.[246]
  • 5 March: At around 12:00 pm three explosive devices were found in packages that were found in Jiffy bags at Waterloo station and City Airport in London as well as a separate package found nearby Heathrow Airport.[247] It is suspected that the New IRA is behind the attack because of several postage stamps on all of the packages that can be traced to Irish post offices. MI5 warned that the possibility of Republicans being behind the suspicious packages as "possible." On 12 March 2019, it was reported that a group stylising themselves as the IRA claimed to be behind the explosive devices.[248]
  • 18 April: Rioting in Creggan, Derry, resulting in journalist Lyra McKee being shot dead. The PSNI named the New IRA as "likely" perpetrators of both the rioting and the shooting.[249][250]
  • 7–10 September: An improvised explosive device, placed by the New IRA, is found and defused in Creggan, Derry, designed to kill and maim Police Service of Northern Ireland officers. The day prior, on 9 September 2019, rioting in Creggan broke out, following targeted raids against dissident republicans after a mortar bomb was found in Strabane, County Tyrone on 7 September 2019.[251]

2021

  • 19 April: An improvised explosive device was discovered behind the vehicle of a female PSNI officer in Dungiven, the officer's three-year-old daughter was also present. The Army made the device safe, with the blame being placed on the New IRA.[252] The group admits responsibility days later.[253]

2022

  • 17 February: The New IRA admitted responsibility for shooting a teenager in the legs in Strabane the week before.
  • 18 November:The New IRA admited responsibility for a mortar attack on a police vehicle in Strabane.During which injured 2, AK 47s were present during the attack.[254]

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timeline, real, irish, republican, army, actions, been, suggested, that, this, article, should, split, into, article, titled, timeline, actions, discuss, june, 2022, this, timeline, actions, real, irish, republican, army, also, called, real, irish, republican,. It has been suggested that this article should be split into a new article titled Timeline of New IRA actions discuss June 2022 This is a timeline of actions by the Real Irish Republican Army also called the Real IRA an Irish republican paramilitary group The group was formed in late 1997 by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who disagreed with that organisation s ceasefire Since June 2012 following a merger between Republican Action Against Drugs the Real IRA and smaller republican militant groups the new organisation has commonly been referred to as the New IRA 1 2 The Real IRA is the largest and most active of the dissident republican paramilitaries waging a campaign against the British security forces The other main republican paramilitary groups are the group which calls itself oglaigh na hEireann the Continuity IRA and Arm na Poblachta the newest group All actions listed took place in Northern Ireland unless stated otherwise Contents 1 1998 2 1999 3 2000 4 2001 5 2002 6 2003 7 2004 8 2005 9 2006 10 2007 11 2008 12 2009 13 2010 14 2011 15 2012 16 2013 17 2014 18 2015 19 2016 20 2017 21 2018 22 2019 23 2021 24 2022 25 See also 26 References1998 EditNote for some of the incidents in 1998 it is unclear whether the Real IRA the Continuity IRA or both organisations were responsible 3 4 5 6 January A 500 lb car bomb was defused by the security forces in the centre of Banbridge County Down A telephoned warning had been sent 3 20 February Following a telephoned warning a 500 lb car bomb exploded outside the Royal Ulster Constabulary RUC base in Moira County Down Seven RUC officers and four civilians were hurt The blast caused widespread damage 6 23 February Following a telephoned warning a 300 lb car bomb exploded near the RUC base on Edward Street in Portadown County Armagh The blast caused widespread damage but no injuries 7 8 10 March There was a barrack buster attack on the RUC base on Newry Road in Armagh Five mortars were launched and three exploded on impact 9 People were evacuated from the surrounding area after the British Army spotted the launchers and there were no injuries 3 24 March There were two mortar attacks in South Armagh Four mortars were fired at Forkill British Army RUC base one exploded inside the base but caused no injuries A further two mortars were fired at a British Army watchtower at Glasdrumman but fell short of the target 10 It is believed the RIRA was responsible 9 2 April A 1000 lb RIRA car bomb was intercepted by Gardai as it was boarding the Dun Laoghaire Holyhead ferry in Dublin 11 30 April Following a telephoned warning a 550 600 lb car bomb was defused in the centre of Lisburn 10 It is believed the RIRA was responsible 9 1 May RIRA member Ronan Mac Lochlainn a native of County Dublin was shot dead by Gardai during an attempted robbery of a cash in transit van in County Wicklow Republic of Ireland 3 4 May There was an attempted mortar attack on Grosvenor Road RUC base in Belfast One of the mortars fell short of the target and the other exploded in its launch tube 3 8 May The RIRA issued a statement declaring war on the United Kingdom 3 9 May There was an attempted mortar attack on the RUC base in Belleek County Fermanagh The mortars fell short of the target and one exploded as the RUC was clearing the area A claim of responsibility was made on behalf of the Real IRA 12 16 May Following a telephoned warning a 500 lb car bomb was defused near the RUC base in Armagh 10 23 June The RIRA is believed to have been responsible for an explosion on a road near Forkill County Armagh 3 24 June A 200 lb car bomb exploded in the centre of Newtownhamilton The INLA issued a 50 minute warning about the bomb but people were still being evacuated when it exploded and six people were injured See Newtownhamilton bombing 5 2 July An RIRA bomb seriously damaged the Dublin Belfast railway line at Carnagat outside Newry 13 10 July An RIRA operation targeting London s transport system and commercial premises was foiled following the arrest of several suspected activists in Ireland and England Police in London retrieved a cache of incendiary devices and a small Semtex bomb 14 11 July A 1 400 lb car bomb intended for either Portadown or Armagh city was abandoned outside the Moy County Armagh because of intense levels of British Army and RUC activity in the area 13 13 July Following a telephoned warning a 635 lb car bomb was defused outside the courthouse in Newry 10 It is believed the RIRA was responsible 9 21 July A mortar was fired at Corry Square RUC base in Newry but fell short of the target and did not detonate 10 The Real IRA claimed responsibility 3 28 July The RIRA was blamed for planting incendiary bombs in shops in Portadown 5 1 August 1998 Banbridge bombing A 500 lb car bomb exploded in the centre of Banbridge County Down Telephoned warnings were sent but the bomb exploded before the area was fully evacuated Two RUC officers and thirty three civilians were hurt and the blast caused extensive damage 10 The Real IRA claimed responsibility 3 15 August Omagh bombing A 500 lb car bomb exploded in the centre of Omagh County Tyrone The bomb killed 29 civilians and wounded 220 others This was the highest death toll from a single attack during the Troubles Although warnings had been given 38 minutes beforehand they proved to be insufficient 3 18 August The RIRA announced it was suspending all military operations 3 7 September The RIRA announced a ceasefire 3 1999 Edit9 May A 2007 inquest heard that the RIRA were responsible for the killing of Brendan Speedy Fegan in Newry County Down as a purported drug dealer 15 16 2000 Edit20 January The RIRA announced an end to its ceasefire 17 25 February The RIRA is believed to have been responsible for a bomb attack against a British Army barracks in Ballykelly County Londonderry The Continuity IRA CIRA initially claimed responsibility for the blast but security sources said they believed it was the RIRA who were responsible 18 6 April The RIRA detonated a bomb at Ebrington British Army barracks in Derry The bomb destroyed an unmanned guardhouse and damaged the perimeter fence 19 14 April The RIRA were blamed for a failed mortar bomb attack on an army base in Rosslea County Fermanagh 20 24 May The RIRA were responsible for a mortar bomb attack on a British Army base in Glasdrumman or Glassdrummond South Armagh 21 22 1 June The RIRA detonated a small bomb on Hammersmith Bridge in London 23 24 19 June A RIRA bomb was on a railway line at Ealing Broadway in London 21 25 20 June The RIRA were responsible for a leaving an explosive device in the property of former Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Mandelson in Hillsborough County Down 26 30 June The RIRA bombed the main Dublin to Belfast railway line near Meigh County Armagh 27 9 July The RIRA detonated a car bomb at Stewartstown County Tyrone RUC station 28 12 September The RIRA were responsible for planting two 80 lb bombs at Magilligan British Army camp County Londonderry Both bombs failed to detonate and were later defused by British Army bomb disposal experts 21 29 13 September The RIRA were responsible for a mortar bomb attack on an RUC station in Armagh town 21 30 13 September The RIRA were responsible for planting two 80 lb bombs at Magilligan British Army camp County Londonderry one of which was planted in a wooden hut and partially exploded when a soldier opened the door to the hut 31 The second bomb was found during a follow up search and made safe by bomb disposal experts 32 22 September The RIRA fired an RPG 22 anti tank rocket at the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service in London 3 13 October RIRA member Joseph O Connor a grandson of Francisco Notarantonio a republican internee shot dead on 9 October 1987 was shot dead in Ballymurphy Belfast in an intrarepublican feud 3 24 September The RIRA were responsible for detonating a 50 lb bomb on a railway line in Dunmurry County Antrim 21 33 1 November A RIRA booby trap bomb hidden in a traffic cone exploded in Castlewellan County Down seriously injuring an RUC officer who lost a leg and two fingers 34 35 36 2001 Edit23 January The RIRA were responsible for a mortar attack on Ebrington Barracks in Derry One mortar landed inside the perimeter fence of the base after being fired from a parked van No one was injured 37 5 February The RIRA were responsible for a pipe bomb attack in which a couple were injured in Newcastle County Down 38 The RIRA would later kill the man in a gun attack a year later in February 2002 39 21 February A RIRA bomb disguised as a torch exploded outside a British Army barracks in Shepherd s Bush West London after a 14 year old army cadet picked it up The cadet Stephen Menary lost his left hand and left eye and suffered severe stomach and chest injuries 40 41 42 4 March The RIRA detonated a car bomb outside the BBC s London headquarters see 4 March 2001 BBC bombing 43 The explosion was captured by a BBC cameraman and the footage was broadcast on TV stations worldwide gaining mass publicity for the group 44 14 April The RIRA was blamed for a small bomb explosion at a postal sorting office in Hendon London No one was injured in the explosion which caused minor damage to the building at The Hyde in Hendon 45 23 April The RIRA were blamed for a grenade attack on an RUC station in Derry 46 6 May The RIRA was blamed for a small bomb explosion at the same Hendon building where another bomb had exploded on 14 April 2001 There was no warning and one man was injured in the explosion 47 15 May The RIRA was blamed for a mortar attack on an army base in Bessbrook County Armagh 48 49 May 27 The RIRA were responsible for a failed rocket attack on an RUC station in Strabane County Tyrone The device contained just over one pound of Semtex 50 8 June The RIRA was blamed for a gun attack at a polling station in Draperstown County Londonderry Two RUC officers and a civilian were wounded 51 1 August The RIRA planted a 44 lb car bomb at Belfast International Airport It was made safe by bomb disposal officers 47 52 3 August The RIRA detonated a car bomb in Ealing London injuring seven people see 3 August 2001 Ealing bombing 53 22 August The RIRA planted a small bomb on a bridge in Derry The group gave a telephoned warning and the bomb was defused 47 1 November The RIRA were blamed for planting a faulty incendiary device in a sports shop in Hill Street Newry County Down why The device was smouldering in a pocket of the jacket but had burnt itself out 54 3 November The RIRA planted a car bomb in the centre of Birmingham England but it failed to detonate properly 55 2002 Edit3 January The RIRA carried out a pipe bomb attack on a police officer s home in Annalong County Down 56 57 26 January The RIRA were believed to have been responsible for a blast bomb attack during disturbances in north Belfast Three police officers and two soldiers were injured in the blast 58 59 21 February The RIRA claimed responsibility for the shooting death of Matthew Burns in a car outside Castlewellan County Down Burns brother the driver was injured It is believed the killing was a result of a personal feud between Burns and the RIRA 39 60 3 March Two teenaged boys are injured with a RIRA booby trap bomb in Forkill County Armagh The device was hidden inside a traffic cone when it exploded 36 61 29 March The RIRA targeted a former member of the Royal Irish Regiment in Sion Mills County Tyrone A bomb was attached to his car but failed to explode 62 13 April The RIRA were blamed for two bomb attacks on PSNI stations in Downpatrick and Ardglass both in County Down 63 64 65 24 April the RIRA left a 150 lb 68 kg bomb in a jeep outside Maghaberry jail near Lisburn Only the detonator exploded 66 5 June The RIRA are believed to have been linked to a kidnapping in Ballyhornan County Down 67 17 July The RIRA claimed responsibility for an attack on a Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI patrol car in Downpatrick County Down An explosive device was fired at the car but bounced off and failed to explode 68 69 2 August The RIRA was blamed for detonating a bomb at a British Territorial Army base in Derry A civilian builder was killed in the blast 70 71 20 October The RIRA claimed responsibility for an attempted bombing of the PSNI station in Castlederg County Tyrone A coffee jar bomb packed with shrapnel was thrown over the perimeter fence but failed to explode 72 73 24 November The RIRA were believed to have been responsible for an attempted bombing of a motor tax office in Belfast The operation was intercepted by undercover police and one of the bombers was severely injured after police fired a number of shots Two men were arrested at the scene 74 75 2003 Edit13 March The RIRA left a bomb in a van outside Laganside Courthouse in Belfast It was defused by bomb disposal officers 76 5 April The RIRA claimed it had sent an incendiary bomb to Maghaberry prison The bomb was defused by the British army 77 5 May The RIRA were responsible for an attempting bombing of a motor tax office in Belfast The device which was in a van parked outside the motor tax office in Upper Queen Street contained three pipe bombs and three fuel containers 78 19 June The RIRA abandoned a 1 200 lb van bomb on the outskirts of Derry The device was described as one of the biggest ever found in the UK 79 80 17 August The RIRA killed Danny McGurk a civilian on the Ross Road Lower Falls West Belfast The RIRA later issued a statement that McGurk had been an innocent civilian and offered its sincere condolences to his family and friends adding that the killing was criminally wrong and detracted from the goal of Irish liberation McGurk had reportedly had a pub dispute with members of the RIRA and been beaten by members of the group a week before his killing 81 3 September The RIRA were blamed for leaving a roadside bomb near Bryansford County Down It was believed to have been meant for a passing PSNI patrol 82 83 21 September The RIRA were blamed for firing a number of shots near the home of Social Democratic and Labour Party councilor Peter Fitzpatrick in Kilcoo County Down Fitzpatrick had recently denounced the group and its actions 84 12 October The RIRA were responsible for an attempted bombing of a PSNI station in Rosslea County Fermanagh A 130 lb car bomb was defused by the British Army 85 20 November The RIRA attempted to ambush PSNI and British Army members in Newcastle County Down The group claimed there was a bomb at the empty Enniskeen Hotel However this was a hoax meant to draw the police and army towards the real bomb The time bomb was found and made safe 86 87 88 2004 Edit4 February The RIRA claimed responsibility for planting a bomb inside a British Army base at Ballykelly County Londonderry It failed to explode 89 26 March Four men were charged with RIRA membership after involvement in a RIRA firebomb attack on a house in Cork City County Cork 90 8 May The RIRA were responsible for sending packages containing a number of bullets and a sympathy card to elected representatives on Newry amp Mourne District Council The packages were addressed to the District Policing Partnership members at SDLP premises and council offices in Newry County Down 91 8 September The RIRA claimed responsibility for a gun attack on Strand Road PSNI station in Derry No one was injured but builders who were working on an extension in the fortified base had to dive for cover as the gunman opened fire 92 30 September The RIRA were responsible for sending a parcel bomb to an SDLP councillor Eamonn O Neill in Castlewellan County Down 93 94 24 November The RIRA carried out a firebomb attack on a commercial premises in Belfast 95 2005 Edit6 November The RIRA were blamed for a hoax bomb alert at the Down Royal Racecourse in County Down The bomb warning disrupted a two day racing festival in which 9 000 racegoers had to be evacuated 96 2006 Edit9 August The RIRA carried out a number of firebomb attacks on businesses in Newry County Down Buildings belonging to JJB Sports and Carpetright were destroyed and ones belonging to MFI and TK Maxx were badly damaged 97 13 August The RIRA claimed it left two devices on the Belfast Dublin railway line in south County Armagh between Newry and Dundalk The alert caused massive disruption to railway and road traffic in the area 98 99 16 August The RIRA were blamed for an attempted bombing on the home of an Ulster Unionist Peer Lord Ballyedmond in County Louth 100 101 8 September The RIRA were blamed for a hoax bomb threat against a DPP meeting in Downpatrick County Down 102 1 November The RIRA were responsible for a number of fire bomb attacks on businesses in Belfast Businesses such as Homebase Smyths amp JJB Sports were badly damaged 103 4 December The RIRA are believed to have been responsible for a failed mortar attack on a PSNI Station in Craigavon County Armagh 104 105 2007 Edit18 July The RIRA claimed responsibility for the discovery of two bombs during a security alert in Newry County Down One of the devices exploded while army experts carried out a controlled explosion on the other It was claimed in a statement that the bombs were intended for use against members of the PSNI 106 107 25 August The RIRA carried out a gun attack on the home of a former SDLP councillor Pat Bradley in Derry citation needed 10 October An inquest heard about the murder of Brendan Speedy Fegan in Newry County Down in 1999 It is believed Fegan was killed by the RIRA as a result of his alleged drug dealing activities 15 8 November A PSNI officer was shot and wounded by the RIRA as he sat in his car on Bishop Street Derry 108 12 November A PSNI officer was shot and wounded by the RIRA in Dungannon County Tyrone 108 109 16 December The RIRA were blamed for a pipe bomb attack on a PSNI station in Strabane County Tyrone 110 111 2008 Edit7 February The RIRA announced that after a three year period of reorganisation it was ready to go back to war 112 14 February A former RIRA member Andrew Burns was killed by a small republican organisation oglaigh na hEireann in Doneyloop County Donegal 113 114 12 May The RIRA exploded a booby trap bomb underneath the car of a PSNI officer in Spamount County Tyrone The officer was pulled to safety by a passing motorist before the car was engulfed in flames 115 116 9 September The IMC blamed the RIRA for the discovery of an under vehicle explosive device under the car of a civilian in Lisburn County Antrim It is believed the RIRA had mistaken the civilian for a member of the PSNI 117 118 15 September The IMC blamed the RIRA for the discovery of a 100 lb bomb in Jonesborough County Armagh 117 119 25 September A man survived after being shot in the neck by the RIRA on the County Londonderry County Donegal border 120 The same man had been targeted in a pipe bomb attack on his home on 25 October the RIRA did not claim responsibility for the attack but security forces believe they were responsible for it 120 19 November The IMC blamed the RIRA for the discovery of a coffee jar bomb near a PSNI station in Belfast 117 121 2009 Edit7 March 2009 Massereene Barracks shooting The RIRA shot dead two British Army soldiers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey as they collected a delivery outside Massereene Barracks in County Antrim Two other soldiers and two civilian deliverymen were also wounded by gunfire 122 Brian Shivers was convicted of the murders and other charges at Antrim Crown Court in January 2012 but following an appeal was cleared of all charges at retrial in May 2013 123 John Paul Wootton and Brendan McConville were later convicted of the murders but have appealed 124 2 April The RIRA claimed responsibility for carrying out a punishment shooting in Derry against a convicted rapist who was awaiting sentencing for raping a 15 year old girl 125 5 July Democratic Unionist Party DUP MP William McCrea was warned by police of a death threat from the RIRA 126 13 July The RIRA was blamed for shooting at the PSNI in the Ardoyne area of North Belfast during heavy rioting after an Orange Order parade 127 28 August Armed RIRA members staged a roadblock in Meigh County Armagh A PSNI patrol in an unmarked patrol vehicle spotted the group but withdrew fearing that their presence would provoke a gun battle 128 29 August The IMC blamed the RIRA for the discovery of an improvised explosive near a school in Armagh town The device was defused by the British Army 129 5 September The IMC blamed the RIRA for an attack on a man with iron bars and a sledge hammer in Strabane County Tyrone 130 17 September The RIRA claimed responsibility for targeting an individual with an under vehicle explosive device in Belfast It is believed the individual was employed by an engineering company with PSNI amp Defence contracts 130 131 21 September The RIRA claimed responsibility for two pipe bomb attacks on the homes of family members of a PSNI officer in Derry One of the devices exploded and destroyed a car 132 7 October The IMC blamed the RIRA for a hoax bomb alert outside a courthouse in Newry County Down The alert caused massive disruption for both businesses and traffic in the city 130 133 8 October RIRA members fired a volley of shots over the coffin of RIRA member John Brady in Strabane County Tyrone Brady had died on 5 October in PSNI custody 134 135 10 October The IMC blamed the RIRA for a hoax bomb alert at a courthouse in Strabane County Tyrone Armed and masked men hijacked a taxi in the town claiming they had left a device in the vehicle and then ordered the driver to abandon the vehicle outside the courthouse The alert caused massive disruption 130 136 22 October The RIRA claimed responsibility for a small explosion at a British Territorial Army base in North Belfast which caused damage to the perimeter fence 137 138 19 November The IMC blamed the RIRA for the discovery of a crude wire mortar type device in Armagh town 130 139 21 November The IMC blamed the RIRA for an attempted assassination of a serving PSNI officer in Garrison County Fermanagh The operation was intercepted and a number of shots were exchanged between RIRA gunmen and police 130 140 30 November The IMC blamed the RIRA for failed pipe bomb attack on a PSNI station in Strabane County Tyrone The Device which failed to explode was defused by the British army 130 141 31 December The RIRA claimed responsibility for a gun attack on Crossmaglen PSNI station County Armagh 142 143 2010 Edit24 January The RIRA claimed responsibility for a gun attack on Crossmaglen PSNI station County Armagh 144 145 25 January The RIRA claimed responsibility for the shooting death of a man in Cork City in the Republic of Ireland The RIRA claimed he was a drug dealer 146 147 31 January The RIRA claimed responsibility for a gun attack on a PSNI station in Bessbrook County Armagh 145 3 February The RIRA claimed responsibility for throwing a pipe bomb at Oldpark PSNI station in Belfast The device exploded causing damage to a perimeter fence of the station 137 22 February The RIRA were blamed for detonating a 250 lb car bomb outside a courthouse in Newry County Down The bombers issued a code worded warning that the bomb would explode within 30 minutes but it exploded 17 minutes later while police were evacuating the area The courthouse guardhut was heavily damaged 148 149 24 February The RIRA claimed responsibility for kidnapping and shooting dead Kieran Doherty His body was found on the outskirts of Derry near the border with County Donegal the RIRA said Doherty was a RIRA member who had been executed for drug dealing 150 151 12 March The PSNI claimed it had intelligence that Dale Moore a Press Officer for Sinn Fein in Derry was under threat from the RIRA 152 19 March The RIRA claimed responsibility for security alerts in Derry At least three controlled explosions were carried out on suspect devices which had been left in various locations around the city 153 21 March The RIRA were blamed for a gun attack on PSNI officers dealing with a suspect device on the Belfast Dublin railway line near Newry County Down The device was found to be an elaborate hoax 154 155 28 March Four masked and armed men claiming to be RIRA volunteers hijacked a van on Coshquin Road in Derry and left it outside Blackthorn Amusements in Bridgend County Donegal The hijacking sparked a security alert which caused disruption to traffic in the area 156 22 April The IMC blamed the RIRA for a car bomb attack on a PSNI base in Newtownhamilton County Armagh A telephoned warning was given an hour beforehand but two civilians were hurt 157 23 April The IMC blamed the RIRA for a pipe bomb attack on a house in Coalisland County Tyrone It was claimed that the RIRA accused the occupants of being involved in drug dealing and criminality 158 130 159 160 30 May The IMC blamed the RIRA for a pipe bomb attack on a house at Windmill Court Dungannon County Tyrone The bomb was thrown through the kitchen window and caused considerable damage 158 161 17 June The IMC blamed the RIRA for an attempted van bomb attack on a PSNI station in Aughnacloy County Tyrone A telephoned warning was received and the 300 lb bomb was made safe by the British Army 158 162 18 June The IMC blamed the RIRA for an attempted pipe bomb attack on a PSNI station in Craigavon County Armagh The device was made safe by the British Army 158 163 22 June The IMC blamed the RIRA for an attempted ambush on the Keady Castleblayney road in County Armagh Security forces were lured into the area by a fire and a bomb warning A bomb with a command wire was found and made safe by the British Army 158 164 2 July The IMC blamed the RIRA for a gun attack on a PSNI station in Crossmaglen County Armagh 158 165 10 July The IMC blamed the RIRA for exploding a bomb under a small stone bridge on Carrickrovaddy Road near Belleeks County Armagh 158 166 26 July The RIRA were blamed for a gun attack on the Players Lounge pub on Fairview Strand Dublin A lone gunman entered the pub shortly after midnight and fired shots at a doorman The doorman and two bystanders were wounded 167 168 169 8 August The IMC blamed the RIRA for planting a booby trap bomb under a PSNI officer s car in Kilkeel County Down It fell off the car and failed to explode 158 170 10 August The IMC blamed the RIRA for planting a booby trap bomb under a PSNI worker s car in Cookstown County Tyrone The man worked as a civilian security guard at Cookstown PSNI base It partially exploded but the man was unhurt 158 171 4 October The RIRA claimed responsibility for exploding a car bomb outside the Ulster Bank on Culmore Road in Derry The bomb was more than 200 lb and exploded at 23 56 about an hour after a telephoned warning Two PSNI officers were lightly hurt and the bank a hotel and nearby shops were heavily damaged 172 173 20 October The RIRA claimed responsibility for shooting a man in the legs in Derry The man was a convicted sex offender 174 175 2011 Edit18 January The RIRA claimed responsibility for a blast bomb attack on the offices of UK City of Culture in Derry The bomb caused minor damages to the offices 176 16 February The RIRA admitted responsibility for a viable pipe bomb device that was found outside a home in Magherafelt County Londonderry 177 3 March The RIRA claimed responsibility for a gun attack on a police patrol in Derry A number of shots were fired as police investigated a report of a stolen car Although no one was injured one shot did hit the police car 178 2 April PSNI officer Ronan Kerr was killed when a booby trap bomb exploded under his car in Omagh County Tyrone A RIRA linked group claimed responsibility 179 17 May The RIRA was blamed for planting a pipe bomb on a bus in Maynooth near Dublin during Queen Elizabeth II s visit to the Republic of Ireland 180 22 May The RIRA claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a bank in Derry No one was injured 181 9 June The RIRA was blamed for shooting dead a man in Dublin who was until recently a leading member of the Continuity IRA and allegedly linked to drug dealing 182 24 August The RIRA was blamed for a booby trap bomb attack at a house in Navan County Meath The target was a man who had worked for the Garda as an informer inside the RIRA and he was wounded in the attack 183 16 September The RIRA was blamed for shooting dead alleged drug gang leader Michael Micka Kelly in Clongriffin north Dublin 184 13 October The RIRA claimed responsibility for planting a small bomb outside the UK City of Culture offices in Derry It caused substantial damage to the office and surrounding buildings 185 2012 Edit19 January Bombs exploded outside two government offices in Derry Telephoned warnings had been sent about an hour beforehand and the areas were evacuated The RIRA was blamed 186 26 July It was announced that Republican Action Against Drugs RAAD and a number of small independent republican paramilitary groups were merging with the RIRA to form the New IRA 187 3 September Real IRA member Alan Ryan was shot dead in Clongriffin Dublin possibly in retaliation for the shooting death of Michael Micka Kelly there The Derry 32CSM website released a statement saying he was a republican anti drug activist and vowed revenge The RIRA held a paramilitary funeral for Ryan which was attended by masked men in military uniform who fired a volley of shots over the coffin 188 189 28 September John Wilson from a well known criminal family 190 was shot dead by the New IRA at his home in Cloverhill Road Ballyfermot County Dublin purportedly in retaliation for the murder of Alan Ryan 191 1 November A Prison Officer David Black was shot dead on the M1 motorway near Craigavon while driving to work The shots were fired from another car which drove alongside 192 He was the first Prison Officer to be killed since 1993 The New IRA which the now defunct Real IRA is a founding faction claimed responsibility 193 4 December The New IRA was blamed for the shooting death of Eamon The Godfather Kelly in north Dublin as retaliation for the murder of Alan Ryan earlier in the year 194 2013 Edit23 February Two alleged New IRA members in Cork were prevented from carrying out the assassination of a drug dealer after the van they were traveling in was stopped and searched by Gardai who discovered two loaded handguns and balaclavas 195 3 March The New IRA were blamed for an attempted mortar attack on a Derry police station The PSNI stopped a van containing four mortars and the roof partly removed to allow the mortars to be fired Two men were arrested at the scene including the van driver and a motorcyclist following the van while another man was arrested shortly after 196 197 6 March The New IRA were blamed for shooting Peter Butterly dead in Gormanston County Meath allegedly retaliation for the killing of RIRA member Alan Ryan 198 8 October The New IRA shot Kevin Kearney dead in North Belfast claiming he was a drug dealer His body was found in a lake in Alexandra Park 199 22 October The New IRA claimed responsibility for throwing a pipe bomb at a PSNI vehicle in the Bogside area of Derry 200 The following night another pipe bomb was thrown at a PSNI vehicle in Newtownabbey 201 8 November A booby trap bomb was found under the car of a former RUC PSNI officer in Tullycarnet Belfast 202 20 November The New IRA claimed responsibility for an attempted proxy bombing in Derry A masked gunman placed a bomb on a bus which had no passengers and told the driver to drive to Strand Road PSNI base However the driver abandoned the bus and the bomb was made safe 203 5 6 December A convoy of three PSNI vehicles was hit by automatic gunfire on Crumlin Road Belfast The attackers had fired from a makeshift platform on Herbert Street 204 The following night a PSNI landrover was hit by gunfire on Suffolk Road 205 2014 Edit11 13 February The New IRA claimed responsibility for sending letter bombs to British Army recruitment offices in Oxford Reading Slough Brighton Aldershot Canterbury and Chatham 206 6 7 March The New IRA claimed responsibility for sending two letter bombs to senior prison staff at Maghaberry Prison It claimed that republican prisoners there were suffering degrading treatment 207 The letters were intercepted at sorting offices 14 March A PSNI landrover was hit by a horizontal mortar on Falls Road Belfast The mortar launcher was attached to railings at Belfast City Cemetery and detonated by command wire A civilian car was also hit by debris but there were no injuries The RIRA claimed responsibility 208 209 29 May A large firebomb exploded in the reception of the Everglades Hotel in Derry causing extensive damage It had been left by a masked man who gave a forty minute warning The hotel had hosted a PSNI recruitment event and was due to host another 210 211 212 213 214 30 July A PSNI landrover was struck by gunfire in the Bogside area of Derry 215 7 October A pipe bomb was thrown at a PSNI mobile patrol on Crumlin Road North Belfast It failed to explode and was made safe by ATOs who described it as highly sophisticated 216 14 23 October There were two attempts to kill PSNI officers with booby trap bombs one in the Ballyarnett area of Derry and another in the Ballycolman area of Strabane 217 218 2 November A PSNI armoured jeep was hit by a horizontal mortar in the Creggan area of Derry A rear door was blown off and a passing car was damaged but there were no injuries The RIRA said it had fired an EFP mortar style device triggered by a command wire 219 In the security operation that followed youths attacked the PSNI with stones and petrol bombs 220 16 November A PSNI armoured land rover was attacked with a homemade rocket propelled grenade RPG launcher on Crumlin Road North Belfast A man appeared from the Ardoyne estate and fired the handheld launcher at the vehicle from 60 feet away The warhead pierced the land rover s outer shell but bounced off heavier armour before exploding The officers inside suffered shock but no injuries 221 2015 Edit21 April A bomb was thrown at a PSNI land rover in the New Lodge area of North Belfast It exploded in mid air damaging a nearby car 222 The New IRA claimed responsibility 223 27 April A bomb exploded outside the offices of the Probation Board at Crawford Square in Derry following a telephoned warning The blast damaged the building and nearby vehicles 224 The New IRA claimed responsibility and said it also planted an anti personnel device nearby targeting members of the security forces 223 3 May Two small bombs partially exploded at the perimeter fence of a British Army Reserve base Caw Camp in Derry 225 18 June The New IRA was blamed for planting a booby trap bomb under the car of a married couple both of whom are PSNI officers in Eglinton It was found and defused by the security forces 226 14 August A firebomb exploded in the back of a post van parked inside Palace Barracks a British military base which is home to MI5 in Northern Ireland The firebomb destroyed the van and set nearby vehicles and garages on fire 227 26 November A PSNI vehicle was riddled with automatic gunfire fired from an AK 47 on Rossnareen Avenue West Belfast Several rounds shattered the bulletproof glass but failed to penetrate it The New IRA claimed responsibility 228 25 December The group fired shots at police in north Belfast 229 2016 EditEarly March The group declared that all criminals were legitimate targets after member Vincent Ryan was shot dead They called the killing a declaration of war 230 4 March A prison officer Adrian Ismay died from a heart attack in a hospital on 4 March 2016 He had received serious wounds following a booby trap bomb detonated under his van on Hillsborough Drive East Belfast 11 days earlier The wounds he received from the bombing were directly responsible for the heart attack that killed him The New IRA claimed responsibility and said it was a response to the alleged mistreatment of republican prisoners at Maghaberry Prison It added that the officer was targeted because he trained prison officers at Maghaberry Christopher Robinson of Dunmurry was charged 231 232 April Explosives linked to the New IRA were found in Dublin and several people were questioned by police 233 Michael McGibbon was shot three times in the leg in a punishment shooting He later died from his injuries The New IRA stated that the intention was not to kill him 234 11 May The terrorist threat level in Great Britain was raised to substantial by Home Secretary Theresa May and MI5 because of the threat posed by the group 235 June A five man New IRA hit team were in Dublin s north inner city looking for two leading gangsters after one of their associates was shot dead in a gangland feud Sources said the squad from the North spent several days and nights looking for their targets 236 7 December In Cork City at 5pm former leader of the RIRA southern command Aidan The Beast O Driscoll was shot and killed in the street by two masked gunmen O Driscoll had been shot in the leg in June 2013 in what the New IRA claimed was a punishment style shooting for unrepublican conduct before he had stepped down from command in 2012 237 September 2016 4 men including prominent New IRA members Damien Duffy and Luke O Neill are remanded into custody after police find an EFP containing semtex in Lurgan County Armagh2017 Edit23 January The New IRA attempted to kill a police officer in north Belfast using an AK 47 He was hit multiple times in the arm at a petrol station on Crumlin road Ardoyne 238 22 February A bomb exploded in the driveway of a PSNI officer s home as a bomb squad was trying to make it safe The bomb was thought to have fallen off the officer s vehicle Nobody was injured 239 21 March A roadside bomb exploded as an armoured PSNI vehicle passed in Strabane There were no injuries but the PSNI claimed the police officers were very lucky to escape 240 The New IRA claimed responsibility for the attack 241 22 April A bomb was left outside the gates of a school in Belfast after the bomber s suspected they were being watched The New IRA is suspected 242 2 June The Gardai Siochana found 6 kg 13 2 lb of Semtex in Dublin city believed to belong to the group Two men were arrested 243 2018 Edit20 July The New IRA claimed responsibility for gun and bomb attacks at police during the riots in Derry 244 2019 Edit19 January The group bombed a courthouse in Derry 245 20 January A van was hijacked by masked men in Derry a package was placed into the back and the driver was instructed to park the vehicle in the city centre The van was later abandoned in a housing estate and homes were evacuated In a separate incident in the city a Royal Mail van was stolen and abandoned Authorities blamed the incidents on the New IRA 246 5 March At around 12 00 pm three explosive devices were found in packages that were found in Jiffy bags at Waterloo station and City Airport in London as well as a separate package found nearby Heathrow Airport 247 It is suspected that the New IRA is behind the attack because of several postage stamps on all of the packages that can be traced to Irish post offices MI5 warned that the possibility of Republicans being behind the suspicious packages as possible On 12 March 2019 it was reported that a group stylising themselves as the IRA claimed to be behind the explosive devices 248 18 April Rioting in Creggan Derry resulting in journalist Lyra McKee being shot dead The PSNI named the New IRA as likely perpetrators of both the rioting and the shooting 249 250 7 10 September An improvised explosive device placed by the New IRA is found and defused in Creggan Derry designed to kill and maim Police Service of Northern Ireland officers The day prior on 9 September 2019 rioting in Creggan broke out following targeted raids against dissident republicans after a mortar bomb was found in Strabane County Tyrone on 7 September 2019 251 2021 Edit19 April An improvised explosive device was discovered behind the vehicle of a female PSNI officer in Dungiven the officer s three year old daughter was also present The Army made the device safe with the blame being placed on the New IRA 252 The group admits responsibility days later 253 2022 Edit17 February The New IRA admitted responsibility for shooting a teenager in the legs in Strabane the week before 18 November The New IRA admited responsibility for a mortar attack on a police vehicle in Strabane During which injured 2 AK 47s were present during the attack 254 See also Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Northern Ireland Troubles Timeline of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions Timeline of Continuity Irish Republican Army actions Timeline of oglaigh na hEireann 2006 present actions Timeline of Irish National Liberation Army actions Timeline of Ulster Volunteer Force actions Timeline of Ulster Defence Association actions Timeline of the Northern Ireland Troubles and peace 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