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Ira
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The acronym '''IRA''' may refer to:
Irish Republican Army
;:''See also
List of IRAs''
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Irish Republican Army, the self-proclaimed Army of the "Irish Republic" that fought the Irish War of Independence against British rule, 1916 - 1921
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Irish Republican Army (1922-1969): Originally the Anti-Treaty or Republican side in the Irish Civil War of 1922 - 1923. It split again in 1969 :–
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Official Irish Republican Army : in 1969, the movement split between a Marxist and a more militant traditionalist wing. The former became known as the "Official" IRA;
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Provisional Irish Republican Army : the traditionalist side in the 1969 split, today the largest republican paramilitary group. '''''It is to this group that the term "IRA" nearly always refers today.'''''
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Continuity Irish Republican Army: a small breakaway from the Provisional IRA, formed in 1986 by those opposed to Sinn Féin taking seats in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament.
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Real Irish Republican Army: another small breakaway from the Provisional IRA formed after the 1997 ceasefire.
Other uses
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Individual Retirement Account, a private retirement account in the United States
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Indian Rights Association, an advocacy and lobbyist group for the rights of Native Americans
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I.R.A. (band), "Ideas de Revolución Adolescente", a Colombian punk band
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International Reading Association, a membership organisation of literacy professionals
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Inverness Royal Academy, a secondary school in Scotland
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Intercollegiate Rowing Association, the national championship for USA men's collegiate rowing
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International Racquetball Association, an organisation regulating the sport of
Racquetball
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Inventory Record Accuracy, a verification protocol for stores.
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Indian Rationalist Association, a member of the
Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations
See also
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Ira (disambiguation), for non-acronyms
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:'''''For other meanings, see
IRA'''''
'''Ira''' may have one of the following meanings.
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Ira (mythology), a goddess in Polynesian mythology.
*Ira (עִירָא, Standard Hebrew ʿIra, Tiberian Hebrew ʿÎrâ) is a Hebrew language personal name.
*"Ira", a diminutive form of the name Irina
*Ira, also
Eira, Messinia Eira is a municipality in northern Messinia, Greece
*"Ira", another name for goddess of Knowledge,
Saraswati in Hindu mythology
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Ayra_(Fire_Emblem) Ira, A character in ''
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu''. More commonly known as Ayra.
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