Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1990-1999)
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This is a chronology of activities by the Provisional Irish Republican Army
(IRA), from 1990 to 1999. For actions before and after this period see Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions.
Incidents resulting in at least three deaths are marked in bold.
Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation whose aim was to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and bring about a socialist republic within a united Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion...
(IRA), from 1990 to 1999. For actions before and after this period see Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions.
Incidents resulting in at least three deaths are marked in bold.
1990
- 2 January 1990: Ulster Democratic PartyUlster Democratic PartyThe Ulster Democratic Party was a small loyalist political party in Northern Ireland. It was established in June 1981 as the Ulster Loyalist Democratic Party by the Ulster Defence Association to replace their New Ulster Political Research Group...
member Harry Dickey was killed when he triggered a booby trap bomb which had been attached to his car by a unit of the IRA in BelfastBelfastBelfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
. The IRA said that Dickey was a member of the Ulster Defence AssociationUlster Defence AssociationThe Ulster Defence Association is the largest although not the deadliest loyalist paramilitary and vigilante group in Northern Ireland. It was formed in September 1971 and undertook a campaign of almost twenty-four years during "The Troubles"...
(UDA) inner council and a spokesperson for the "Ulster Freedom Fighters". His family and the UDP denied these allegations although senior members of the UDA attended his funeral. It later emerged that his brother-in-law was a member of the UDA's inner council. - 2 January 1990: An IRA unit threw a bomb at an RUC station in Stewardstown.
- 3 January 1990: The IRA injured a British soldier in a car bomb attack in Magherafelt.
- 9 January 1990: A soldier of the British ArmyBritish ArmyThe British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
's Ulster Defence RegimentUlster Defence RegimentThe Ulster Defence Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army which became operational in 1970, formed on similar lines to other British reserve forces but with the operational role of defence of life or property in Northern Ireland against armed attack or sabotage...
(UDR) was shot dead by the IRA on the Main Street of CastledergCastledergCastlederg is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Derg and is close to the border with County Donegal. The village has a ruined castle and two ancient tombs known as the Druid's Altar and Todd's Den...
, County TyroneCounty TyroneHistorically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
. In a follow up operation two Royal Ulster ConstabularyRoyal Ulster ConstabularyThe Royal Ulster Constabulary was the name of the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2000. Following the awarding of the George Cross in 2000, it was subsequently known as the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC. It was founded on 1 June 1922 out of the Royal Irish Constabulary...
(RUC) officers were injured when a bomb left by the IRA unit exploded. The soldier was also a member of the Orange Order. - 16 January 1990: An IRA bomb was defused at the British Army's Headquarters in AldershotAldershotAldershot is a town in the English county of Hampshire, located on heathland about southwest of London. The town is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council...
. - 20 January 1990: The IRA carried out the first mortar attack of the year on the RUC/British Army base at NewtownhamiltonNewtownhamiltonNewtownhamilton is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Tullyvallan and the barony of Upper Fews. It is part of the Newry and Mourne District Council area...
, County ArmaghCounty Armagh-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
. - 22 January 1990: An RUC inspector was shot dead by an IRA unit in Kilburn Park, ArmaghArmaghArmagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...
town. Up to 30 rounds were fired through his kitchen door hitting him five times in the head, neck and body. - 28 January 1990: A civilian was killed when he was hit by debris when an IRA bomb exploded on DerryDerryDerry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
's walls during a Bloody SundayBloody Sunday (1972)Bloody Sunday —sometimes called the Bogside Massacre—was an incident on 30 January 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland, in which twenty-six unarmed civil rights protesters and bystanders were shot by soldiers of the British Army...
march. The security forces described his death as a "freak accident" as he was a quarter of a mile from the bomb which was targeting security forces. The young man was a member of Republican Youth and a supporter of Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
and the IRA. He is commemorated at a march in his hometown of StrabaneStrabaneStrabane , historically spelt Straban,is a town in west County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It contains the headquarters of Strabane District Council....
each year. The march is organised by Sinn Féin. - 11 February 1990: Three British soldiers were injured when their GazelleAérospatiale GazelleThe Aérospatiale Gazelle is a five-seat light helicopter, powered by a single turbine engine. It was designed and manufactured in France by Sud Aviation . It was also manufactured under licence by Westland Aircraft in the United Kingdom , by SOKO in Yugoslavia and ABHCO in Egypt...
helicopter was forced out of the sky after being hit by machine-gun fire from an IRA unit. The incident occurred near ClogherClogherClogher is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Blackwater, south of Omagh. The United Kingdom Census of 2001 recorded a population of 309.-History:...
, County Tyrone. - 20 February 1990: The IRA bombed a British military recruitment office in LeicesterLeicesterLeicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, England. Two people were injured. - 20 February 1990: A van and a car driven by an IRA unit carrying light machine guns were spotted by a WessexWestland WessexThe Westland Wessex is a British turbine-powered version of the Sikorsky S-58 "Choctaw", developed under license by Westland Aircraft , initially for the Royal Navy, and later for the Royal Air Force...
army helicopter near Newtownhamilton, south ArmaghSouth ArmaghSouth Armagh can refer to:*The southern part of County Armagh*South Armagh *South Armagh...
. The IRA men split up in several vehicles, but one of the cars was pinpointed by the aircraft, and three IRA volunteers were arrested by a party of three soldiers and two RUC officers after landing from their helicopter in Silverbridge. A crowd of 40 civilians attacked the security forces, allowing the escape of the three suspects. A number of automatic weapons were confiscated in the aftermath, among them two light machine guns. - 25 February 1990: The IRA bombed a British Army recruitment office in HalifaxHalifax, West YorkshireHalifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...
, England. - 8 March 1990: An off-duty UDR soldier was shot dead by an IRA unit in Tullynure, near DungannonDungannonDungannon is a medium-sized town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the third-largest town in the county and a population of 11,139 people was recorded in the 2001 Census. In August 2006, Dungannon won Ulster In Bloom's Best Kept Town Award for the fifth time...
, County Tyrone. He was driving a lorry for a building firm which was contracted to the British Army when it was ambushed by a three-man IRA active service unitActive Service UnitAn active service unit was a Provisional Irish Republican Army cell of five to eight members, tasked with carrying out armed attacks. In 2002 the IRA had about 1,000 active members of which about 300 were in active service units....
. The lorry was hit by a grenade before over 30 shots were fired into the cab. The soldier was hit a number of times. - 16 March 1990: First use of the Barret M82 sniper rifle in Northern Ireland by the South Armagh sniper teams. A British soldier suffered only minor head injures when a bullet pierced his helmet Сastleblaney Road, County Armagh.
- 24 March 1990: There was a gun battle between an IRA unit and undercover British security forces at the village of CappaghCappaghCappagh is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is between Pomeroy, Ballygawley, Galbally and Carrickmore, with the hamlet of Galbally about one mile to the east...
, County Tyrone, when a civilian-type vehicle driven by an undercover agent was fired on by IRA volunteers without warning, according to Archie HamiltonArchie Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of EpsomArchibald Gavin Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of Epsom, PC is a British Conservative Party politician.-Background and education:...
, then Secretary of State for DefenceSecretary of State for DefenceThe Secretary of State for Defence, popularly known as the Defence Secretary, is the senior Government of the United Kingdom minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence, chairing the Defence Council. It is a Cabinet position...
. Republican newspaper An PhoblachtAn PhoblachtAn Phoblacht is the official newspaper of Sinn Féin in Ireland. It is published once a month, and according to its website sells an average of up to 15,000 copies every month and was the first Irish paper to provide an edition online and currently having in excess of 100,000 website hits per...
claims that a Special Air ServiceSpecial Air ServiceSpecial Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
ambush was thwarted and at least two undercover soldiers were killed. Hamilton states that there were no security or civilian casualties. - 25 March 1990: An 1,000 lb van bomb planted by the IRA exploded in front of the RUC station of BallymenaBallymenaBallymena is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and the seat of Ballymena Borough Council. Ballymena had a population of 28,717 people in the 2001 Census....
, County Antrim. Another RUC base was hit by another IRA bomb in County Tyrone. - 28 March 1990: An off-duty RUC officer was shot dead by an IRA unit at his home on Newry Road in Armagh town. He was killed when a burst of shots were fired through his kitchen window.
- 2 April 1990: An IRA bomb was defused by a controled explosion outside Fort George British Army base in Derry.
- 9 April 1990: Four UDR soldiers were killed when the IRA detonated a landmine under their patrol vehicle in DownpatrickDownpatrickDownpatrick is a medium-sized town about 33 km south of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the county town of Down with a rich history and strong connection to Saint Patrick. It had a population of 10,316 at the 2001 Census...
, County Down. The landmine contained over 1000 lb (453.6 kg) of explosive and was so powerful that the vehicle was blown into a nearby field. - 16 April 1990: The IRA shot dead IPLO Volunteer Eoin Morley in Newry. He was dragged from his girlfriend's house and shot twice in the back. The IRA initially claimed he was an informer but later apologised for the killing claiming they had received false information.
- 27 April 1990: A contractor to the British Army was killed by the IRA when he triggered a booby-trap bomb attached to his car in KilkeelKilkeelKilkeel is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the main fishing port on the Down coast, and its harbour houses one of the largest fishing fleets in Ireland. It had a population of 6,338 people according to the 2001 Census...
, County Down. - 28 April 1990: Several mortar shells were fired by the IRA at a military checkpoint in Strabane, County Tyrone.
- 28 April 1990: A British soldier was shot and wounded in a leg when his patrol was ambushed by an IRA unit firing a heavy machine gun near CullyhannaCullyhannaCullyhanna is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies on the main road between Newtownhamilton and Crossmaglen. It had a population of 306 in the 2001 Census...
, County Armagh. - 5 May 1990: A British soldier was shot dead when an IRA unit launched an attack on a British Army foot patrol near Cullyhanna, County Armagh. The foot patrol had become suspicious of a derelict building after seeing smoke coming from the chimney on a hot day. As they appoached they came under heavy machine gun fire and one soldier was shot in the head. A total of 188 bullets were fired by the IRA unit. The British foot patrol were air-lifted to safety. See Operation ConservationOperation ConservationOperation Conservation was a British Army attempt to ambush a large Provisional Irish Republican Army unit along the Dorsey Enclosure, between Cullyhanna and Silverbridge, in south Armagh, during the early days of May 1990...
. - 16 May 1990: The IRA detonated a bomb under a military minubus in London, killing Sgt Charles Chapman, and injuring four other soldiers.
- 27 May 1990: Two AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n tourists were shot dead in the NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, having been mistaken for off-duty British soldiers from a base across the German border. The IRA said it "deeply regretted the tragedy". - 1 June 1990: A British soldier was killed and two other badly injured when they were shot at close range by an IRA unit while waiting for a train at Lichfield railway station in StaffordshireStaffordshireStaffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England. - 2 June 1990: A British Royal ArtilleryRoyal ArtilleryThe Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
officer was shot dead by the IRA in DortmundDortmundDortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....
in the then West GermanyWest GermanyWest Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. He was one of the most senior soldiers killed in the conflict - having the rank of Major. In a subsequent car chase a west German police officer was injured when the IRA unit fired on the pursuing officers. - 6 June 1990: An RUC officer and his wife were killed when an IRA booby trap bomb exploded underneath their car on the Ballygomartin Road in Belfast. A civilian was slightly wounded when the car struck her.
- 9 June 1990: The IRA bombed the headquarters of the British Army's Territorial army Honourable Artillery CompanyHonourable Artillery CompanyThe Honourable Artillery Company was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII. Today it is a Registered Charity whose purpose is to attend to the “better defence of the realm"...
in central London. 19 people at the barracks were injured. - 14 June 1990: A large IRA bomb badly damaged a building inside a British Army base at HanoverHanoverHanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
, West Germany. - 25 June 1990: A bomb exploded at the Carlton ClubCarlton ClubThe Carlton Club is a gentlemen's club in London which describes itself as the "oldest, most elite, and most important of all Conservative clubs." Membership of the club is by nomination and election only.-History:...
in London, injuring 20 people. - 28 June 1990: A British soldier was seriously injured by the IRA when a military patrol was engaged by automatic gunfire in the main street of PomeroyPomeroy, County TyronePomeroy is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is in the townland of Cavanakeeran, about from Cookstown, from Dungannon and from Omagh. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 604 people....
, County Tyrone. - 30 June 1990: Two RUC officers were shot dead in an IRA ambush on Castle Street, Belfast. Both officers were shot at close range in the back of the head in front of dozens of shoppers.
- 20 July 1990: The IRA detonated a massive truck-bomb at the London Stock ExchangeLondon Stock ExchangeThe London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
. - 24 July 1990: Three RUC officers and one civilian were killed when an IRA unit ambushed a joint RUC and British Army patrol on Killylea Road in Armagh town. The patrol car was hit by a landmine, which blew it off the road and into a hedge. The officers were also members of the Orange Order. The IRA and Martin McGuinnessMartin McGuinnessJames Martin Pacelli McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and the current deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. McGuinness was also the Sinn Féin candidate for the Irish presidential election, 2011. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland....
of Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
apologised for the death of the civilian, a Catholic nun. - 26 July 1990: The IRA shot dead a man they claimed was an informer. His body was found near Newtownhamilton, County Armagh.
- 30 July 1990 Ian GowIan GowIan Reginald Edward Gow TD was a British Conservative politician and solicitor. While serving as Member of Parliament for Eastbourne, he was assassinated by the Provisional Irish Republican Army who exploded a bomb under his car outside his home in East Sussex.-Life:Ian Gow was born at 3 Upper...
MP was assassinated by the IRA when a booby trap device exploded under his car as he was leaving his home. The IRA said they killed him because of his role in British policy decisions in Northern Ireland. - 13 August 1990: The IRA planted a bomb at the BerkshireBerkshireBerkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
home of British Army General Sir Anthony Farrar-HockleyAnthony Farrar-HockleyGeneral Sir Anthony Heritage Farrar-Hockley GBE, KCB, DSO & Bar, MC , affectionately known as 'Farrar the Para' , was a British soldier and a military historian who distinguished himself in a number of British conflicts...
. The device was defused. - 18 August 1990: A builder was killed by a booby-trap bomb on a building site in Castlederg, County Tyrone. The IRA said it carried out the attack because the building firm worked for the security forces.
- 4 September 1990: The IRA tested a new type of bomb in Fermanagh. An 8000 lb (3,628.7 kg) bomb was loaded onto an unmanned tractor and trailer near Roslea in Fermanagh and driven by remote control towards a British Army outpost. The attack failed when the massive bomb caused the tractor to overturn but the remotely delivered bomb would later be used in successful attacks on British Army installations in County Armagh, such as the attack on Cloghogue checkpointAttack on Cloghogue checkpointThe attack on Cloghogue checkpoint was an unconventional bomb attack carried out on 1 May 1992 by the Provisional Irish Republican Army against a British Army permanent vehicle checkpoint...
. - 5 September 1990: Several RUC officers were injured after the IRA detonates a van bomb at Loughgall police station in County Armagh.
- 6 September 1990: The IRA planted two bombs inside the Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
's Royal Fleet AuxiliaryRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryThe Royal Fleet Auxiliary is a civilian-manned fleet owned by the British Ministry of Defence. The RFA enables ships of the United Kingdom Royal Navy to maintain operations around the world. Its primary role is to supply the Royal Navy with fuel, ammunition and supplies, normally by replenishment...
ship the RFA Fort Victoria (A387)RFA Fort Victoria (A387)RFA Fort Victoria is a Fort Class combined fleet stores ship and tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary of the United Kingdom tasked with providing ammunition, fuel, food and other supplies to Royal Navy vessels around the world....
. One of the bombs was successfully defused but the other bomb exploded. The bomb caused extensive damage to the engine room resulting in severe flooding. Because of the bombing and other construction problems the ship was put out of action for three years. - 10 September 1990: The IRA bombed a British Army and Navy recruiting office in DerbyDerbyDerby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
, England. - 16 September 1990: An RUC detective was kidnapped and later shot dead by the IRA in County Armagh. A van in which he and five prison officers were travelling was stopped at an IRA checkpoint. Three prison officers managed to escape but the RUC detective and two prison officers were bundled into the back of waiting cars. The two prison officers were released but the RUC officer was shot in the back of the head and his body dumped near Belleeks.
- 17 September 1990 A British Army sergeant was shot and injured by the IRA outside an army recruiting office in FinchleyFinchleyFinchley is a district in Barnet in north London, England. Finchley is on high ground, about north of Charing Cross. It formed an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, becoming a municipal borough in 1933, and has formed part of Greater London since 1965...
, London. - 18 September 1990: The IRA attempted to kill Air Chief MarshalAir Chief MarshalAir chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Sir Peter TerryPeter TerryAir Chief Marshal Sir Peter David George Terry GCB is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander.-Royal Air Force career:...
at his StaffordshireStaffordshireStaffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
home. Terry had been a prime target since his days as Governor of GibraltarGovernor of GibraltarThe Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The Governor is appointed by the British Monarch on the advice of the British Government...
, where he signed the documents allowing the SAS to operate against IRA volunteers in 1988Operation FlaviusOperation Flavius was the name given to an operation by a Special Air Service team in Gibraltar on 6 March 1988 tasked to prevent a Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb attack...
. The revenge attack took place at 9pm at the Main Road house. The gunman opened fire through a window hitting him at least nine times and injuring his wife, Lady Betty Terry, near the eye. The couple's daughter, Liz, was found suffering from shock. Terry's face had to be rebuilt as the shots shattered his face and two high-velocity bullets lodged a fraction of an inch from his brain. - 20 September 1990: A British soldier was hit and wounded during a heavy machine gun attack on an army patrol at Drumalt, south County Armagh.
- 23 September 1990: An off duty UDR soldier was shot dead by the IRA at Oxford Island, County Armagh. He was sitting in his car when he was shot 13 times.
- 26 September 1990: A British Army helicopter was fired at while landing at Newtownhamilton British Army base, County Armagh. One soldier was wounded.
- 27 September 1990: An IRA bomb was defused at the Royal Over-Seas LeagueRoyal Over-Seas LeagueThe Royal Over-Seas League is a non-profit members’ organisation with international headquarters based in its clubhouse in central London, England...
building in central London. - 9 October 1990: IRA volunteers Martin McCaugheyMartin McCaugheyGerard Patrick Martin McCaughey was a volunteer in the East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army from Aughnagar, Galbally, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. McCaughey was killed by undercover British Army soldiers in County Armagh on October 1990 along with fellow IRA volunteer,...
and Dessie GrewDessie GrewDesmond "Dessie" Grew , was a volunteer in the East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army . Grew was killed by undercover British Army soldiers in County Armagh in 1990 along with fellow IRA volunteer, Martin McCaughey.-Background:Grew was the second eldest in a family of seven...
were killed by the SAS near LoughgallLoughgallLoughgall is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 285 people.Loughgall was named after a small nearby loch. The village is at the heart of the apple-growing industry and is surrounded by orchards. Along the village's main street...
, County Armagh. They were alleged to have been unarmed at the time. - 13 October 1990: An RUC/Army patrol was attacked by the IRA at a security barrier in Belfast. One RUC officer died two days after being shot a number of times and another officer was badly injured. A lone IRA volunteer armed with a Browning Hi-PowerBrowning Hi-PowerThe Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, 9 mm semi-automatic handgun. It is based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at Fabrique Nationale of Herstal, Belgium. Browning died in 1926, several years before the design was finalized...
pistol approached a stationary RUC vehicle at the security barrier and fired a number of shots through the window. The pistol which was used had been captured from Michael StoneMichael Stone (loyalist paramilitary)Michael Stone is a Northern Irish loyalist who was a volunteer in the Ulster Defence Association . Stone was born in England but raised in the Braniel estate in East Belfast, Northern Ireland. Convicted of killing three people and injuring more than sixty in an attack on mourners at Milltown...
during his attack on a funeral two years earlier. - 20 October 1990: A former UDR soldier was shot dead by the IRA in Strabane. An IRA unit rammed his car on the Melmount Road. Three IRA volunteers then exited their vehicle and began shooting into the man's car with rifles and handguns.
- 23 October 1990: A UVF member was shot dead by the IRA on the Falls RoadFalls RoadThe Falls Road is the main road through west Belfast in Northern Ireland; from Divis Street in Belfast city centre to Andersonstown in the suburbs. Its name is synonymous with the republican communities in the city. It is known as one of the more famous streets in Northern Ireland, drawing many...
, Belfast. Two men approached his car on either side. As one distracted him from the passenger side another leaned through the window and shot him in the head. The IRA initially claimed he was a UFF member although it later emerged he was a member of the UVF. - 24 October 1990: In a proxy bombProxy BombThe proxy bomb was a tactic used by the Provisional Irish Republican Army for a short time in the early 1990s, whereby members of the British security forces or British Army employees were forced to drive car bombs into British military targets, after taking their families as hostages. It has...
attack, the IRA forced a British Army civilian employee to deliver a bomb to a British Army checkpoint at Buncrana Road, on the County DonegalCounty DonegalCounty Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...
border. The bomb detonated, killing the employee and five British soldiers. As the bomb exploded an IRA unit opened fire from across the border. Over 25 houses in a neaby estate were damaged by the bomb. - 24 October 1990: A British soldier was killed in an IRA proxy-bomb attack at a permanent vehicle check point in Killeen, County Armagh.
- 24 October 1990: An attempted IRA proxy-bomb attack against a British Army base in OmaghOmaghOmagh is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. The town, which is the largest in the county, had a population of 19,910 at the 2001 Census. Omagh also contains the headquarters of Omagh District Council and...
failed when the bomb did not explode. - 2 November 1990: A UDR soldier was killed by the IRA when he triggered a booby trap bomb which had been attached to a car in CookstownCookstownCookstown may refer to either of the following:*Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland*Cookstown, Ontario, Canada*Cookstown, New Jersey, United States...
, County Tyrone. A 19-year old nurse had left a car rigged with explosives in his Cookstown garage and asked him to work on it. When he put the car in gear it exploded. The soldier was also a member of the Orange Order. - 10 November 1990: Two RUC officers (one Special Branch detective and one constable), a former UDR soldier and a civilian were shot dead by the IRA while they were out shooting wildfowl in Castor BayCastor bayCastor Bay is a bay and suburb of Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand. Located between Milford and Campbells Bay it forms part of Auckland's East Coast Bays. To the east lies the islands of Rangitoto and Motutapu which are easily visible from land...
. The RUC officer and the civilian were both members of the Orange Order. - 1 December 1990: A former UDR soldier was shot dead by the IRA in Derry. The IRA's Derry Brigade said he was killed because he worked for a building firm which was contracted to the British Army and not because he was a former British soldier. His wife was injured in the shooting, the IRA described her injury as "regrettable". The former soldier had been a member of the Royal Black Institution and the Royal British Legion.
- 3 December 1990: A civilian was shot dead at his mobile home on Crew Road in Maghera, County LondonderryCounty LondonderryThe place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
. The IRA admitted responsibility and said it believed the man was member of the security forces. It later "profoundly apologised" and said that its volunteers had been acting on "erroneous information". - 5 December 1990: An IRA bomb caused serious damage on the Belfast-Dublin railway near JonesboroughJonesborough, County ArmaghJonesborough, known before the Plantation of Ulster as Bollanclare , is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, one kilometre from the border with County Louth in the Republic of Ireland in the Ring of Gullion. It is about 8 kilometres south of Newry. In the 2001 Census it had a...
, County Armagh. - 20 December 1990: An RUC officer was shot dead by an IRA sniper in WaringstownWaringstownWaringstown is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, two miles south-east of Lurgan. It lies within the parish of Donaghcloney, and in the barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,523 people. It was built during the Plantation of Ulster and is typical of...
, County Down. The officer had been shot eight times by a sniper who was waiting in a nearby field. As the officer approached in his car the gunman opened fire. - 26 December 1990: An RUC patrol manning a checkpoint exchanged fire with an IRA unit at Annaghmartin, County Fermanagh.
1991
- 1 January 1991: A gunfight erupted between an IRA unit and British soldiers at a border Army checkpoint at Aughnacloy, County Tyrone.
- 5 January 1991: A factory and six shops in Belfast were destroyed by incendiary devices planted by the IRA.
- 8 January 1991: An IRA culvert bomb injured three soldiers and a civilian and caused extensive damage to nearby houses on Dundalk road, Newtownhamilton, County Armagh.
- 21 January 1991: A former RUC officer was shot dead by the IRA in BrookeboroughBrookeboroughBrookeborough is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It lies between Enniskillen and Belfast just off the A4 trunk road, about five miles from the County Tyrone boundary....
, County Fermanagh. - 24 January 1991: An IRA unit threw an explosive device at a British Army base in StaffordshireStaffordshireStaffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England. At least one shot was also fired. - 28 January 1991: The IRA bombed a furniture store at Belfast.
- 30 January 1991: After an IRA car bomb attack, a dairyDairyA dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...
firm in Armagh town agreed not to supply the British Army or the RUC. - 3 February 1991: The IRA launched another "proxy bomb" attack on a British Army Ulster Defense Regiment base in MagherafeltMagherafeltMagherafelt is a small town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,372 people recorded in the 2001 Census. It is the biggest town in the south of County Londonderry and is the social, economic and political hub of the area...
, County Londonderry. The bomb caused major damage to the base and nearby houses, but the driver escaped before it exploded. - 7 February 1991: The IRA launched a mortar attack on members of the British CabinetDowning Street mortar attackThe Downing Street mortar attack was carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army on 10 Downing Street, London, the British Prime Minister John Major's official residence. The 7 February 1991 attack, an assassination attempt on Major and his War Cabinet who were meeting to discuss the...
and the Prime Minister, John MajorJohn MajorSir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...
in a Cabinet session at Number 10 Downing Street10 Downing Street10 Downing Street, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as "Number 10", is the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government and the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury, who is now always the Prime Minister....
at the height of a huge security clampdown amid the Gulf WarGulf WarThe Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
. - 18 February 1991: A bomb exploded at Victoria Station, one man was killed and 38 people injured. A bomb also exploded at Paddington Station delaying upwards of 500,000 commuters, but there were no injuries. Police confirmed that the IRA had given a 45 minute warning to clear the stations.
- 24 February 1991: An IRA unit launched a mortar and machine gun assault on a British Army outpost in SilverbridgeSilverbridge, County ArmaghSilverbridge is a small village in the townland of Legmoylin in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the Newry and Mourne District Council area. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 165 people.- See also :*The Troubles in Silverbridge...
, County Armagh. A 15-minute gun battle erupted right after the first attack. - 25 February 1991: An IRA bomb exploded on a railway line in St. Albans, England.
- 1 March 1991: Two UDR soldiers were killed in an IRA ambush on Killylea Road in Armagh town. One of the UDR soldiers was an Englishman, who died instantly. The other soldier died on 4 March. This was the first recorded use of the IRA's Mark-12 horizontal-mortar bomb.
- 2 March 1991: The IRA carried out a machine gun attack on a helicopter. The shooting was filmed by a Dublin television crew outside Crossmaglen Health Center, County Armagh. There was no reaction from the British security although the main RUC/Army base was just 50 yards away.
- 3 March 1991: IRA volunteers John Quinn (23), Dwayne O'Donnell (17) Malcolm Nugent (20) and one civilian were killed by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) during a gun attack on Boyle's Bar in Cappagh, County Tyrone. The volunteers arrived in a car as a UVF gang was about to attack the pub. The UVF fired at the car (killing the volunteers) then fired through the window of the pub (killing the civilian). Local republicans wondered how the loyalist unit was able to get away through a heavily patrolled area.
- 13 March 1991: A British Army checkpoint at GortmullanGortmullanGortmullan is a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename “Gort Mhaoláin” which means ‘Maolán's Field’. It might also mean ‘The Field of the Mill’. The oldest surviving mention...
, County Fermanagh, was fired on by the IRA. There was another attack on the same spot on 20 April. - 20 March 1991: An employee of the firm Locksley Engineering was shot in the arm by IRA members in Belfast, as part of its campaign against companies which supplied security forces. After the shooting, Locksley Engineering announced that they would no longer work for the RUC or the British Army.
- 22 March 1991: A female RUC civilian employee was shot and seriously wounded by IRA members outside the RUC headquarters in Derry. Her husband, an RUC officer, had been killed by the IRA in 1987, and the attack stirred widespread condemnation.
- 23 March 1991: A UDR soldier was shot and wounded by the IRA in TrillickTrillickTrillick is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 303 people in the 2001 Census. Trillick lies within the civil parish of Cleenish and the barony of Clanawley.-History before the 18th century:...
, County Tyrone. - 25 March 1991: There was a rocket attack on an RUC mobile patrol in Newry, County Down. Two RUC officers were injured.
- 5 April 1991: A number of incendiary devices were planted by the IRA in the Arndale Shopping centre in ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England. They were discovered and defused. - 6 April 1991: An RUC officer was killed when he triggered a booby-trap bomb attached to his car by the IRA in Ballycastle, County Antrim. The explosion caused the car to burst into flames and roll down a hill where it hit another vehicle which also burst into flames.
- 9 April 1991: A Protestant civilian was shot dead by the IRA at his mobile home on Aughaveagh Road in Coagh, County Tyrone. A witness said that when the men entered the house they asked him if his name was Derek, when he replied "yes" one of the gunmen responded by saying "Bye bye, Derek" and shot him a number of times. The IRA claimed the man was a member of the UVF, although his family denied this.
- 10 April 1991: IRA volunteer Colm Marks was shot dead by the RUC while he was preparing a mortar bomb in Downpatrick, County Down. Another Volunteer escaped the ambush.
- 13 April 1991: The IRA shot dead a man outside his parents' home in Killen, County Tyrone. The dead man had been listed as a UVF member in Garda SíochánaGarda Síochána, more commonly referred to as the Gardaí , is the police force of Ireland. The service is headed by the Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Government. Its headquarters are located in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.- Terminology :...
files that the IRA had obtained. The documents stated that the man was wanted in connection with firebomb attacks on premises in BallybofeyBallybofeyBallybofey is a town located on the south bank of the River Finn, County Donegal, Ireland. Along with the smaller town of Stranorlar on the north side of the River Finn, Ballybofey makes up the Twin Towns....
, LetterkennyLetterkennyLetterkenny , with a population of 17,568, is the largest town in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. The town is located on the River Swilly...
and Castlefin in 1987. The attacks had been claimed by the UFF. - 13 April 1991: An RUC officer was shot dead by the IRA at his shop in Lisburn. An IRA gunman entered the shop and shot him at point blank range.
- 20 April 1991: The British Army checkpoint at Gortmullan, County Fermanagh, was fired on by the IRA for the second time in a month.
- 28 April 1991: The IRA fired a Mark-12 mortar on the RUC station at Carrickmore, County Tyrone.
- 1 May 1991: An RUC sergeant was killed after his patrol vehicle was hit by an IRA rocket in Beechmount, Belfast. Two other officers were badly injured.
- 13 May 1991: A former RUC officer was killed when an IRA booby-trap bomb exploded underneath his car as he drove along The Mall in Armagh town. He was also a member of the Orange Order.
- 17 May 1991: An RUC officer was killed in an IRA bomb attack in Lisbellaw, County Fermanagh.
- 12 May 1991: A man was shot dead by the IRA in east Belfast. The victim owned a fruit and vegetable firm and had been supplying the security forces. He had been warned four times previously to cease supplying them.
- 25 May 1991: A British soldier was killed when the IRA fired a grenade into North Howard Street British Army Base, west Belfast. Another soldier lost both of his legs in the attack. The IRA claimed that they used a new type of grenade.
- 26 May 1991: Two RUC officers were injured when an IRA bomb exploded in a Protestant housing area at Cookstown, County Tyrone; 130 houses were damaged.
- 27 May 1991: An RUC officer was shot dead in an IRA ambush in Lower Crescent, Belfast. IRA volunteers ambushed the patrol at close range with handguns. The dead RUC officer was shot 5 times. A nearby UDR patrol returned fire but the IRA unit escaped.
- 31 May 1991: Glenanne barracks bombingGlenanne barracks bombingThe Glenanne barracks bombing was a large truck bomb attack carried out by the Provisional IRA against a British Army base at Glenanne, near Mountnorris, County Armagh...
: Three UDR soldiers were killed and up to 40 injured when the IRA detonated a lorry-bomb packed with 2500 lb (1,134 kg) of explosives outside Glenanne British Army Base in County Armagh. The bomb was so large that it could be heard in County Dublin, over 60 km away. A 60 metre deep crater was left by the blast and most of the cows and other animals in surrounding farms were killed. The soldiers were also members of the Orange Order. - 2 June 1991: A female civil servant was critically injured outside her house in County Antrim by a bobby-trap planted under her car. The IRA later apologised, calling the attack 'a mistake'.
- 3 June 1991: IRA volunteers Lawrence McNally (38), Peter Ryan (37) and Tony Doris (21) were killed in an ambush by an SAS unit at Coagh, County Tyrone. The British Army stated that the IRA volunteers had been intercepted on their way to an attack. Over 200 rounds were fired at the car.
- 17 June 1991: A UDR soldier was shot dead by the IRA in Duncrue, Belfast. An IRA unit ambushed his car using an AKM rifle and a .357 Magnum handgun. The soldier was hit 7 times in the neck and body.
- 19 June 1991: A British soldier was shot dead by the IRA while off-duty in Strandtown, Belfast. British informer Martin McGartlandMartin McGartlandMartin McGartland is a former Provisional Irish Republican Army informer who joined the organisation in order to pass information to British security forces. When he was exposed as an informer in 1991, he escaped from IRA custody and was resettled in England. His identity became known after a...
(later shot and badly wounded by the IRA) alleged that he drove the getaway car. - 26 June 1991: Two bombs exploded outside the Queen Street RUC station in Belfast, injuring 20 people. Two suspected IRA members were arrested in the aftermath.
- 28 June 1991: An IRA bomb was defused at a theatre in MiddlesexMiddlesexMiddlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
, England. - 29 June 1991: Ulster Democratic Party member and UDA/UFF commander Cecil McKnight was shot dead by the IRA in the Waterside area of Derry City. The IRA claimed he had been involved in the assassination of Sinn Féin Councillor Eddie FullertonEddie FullertonEdward "Eddie" Fullerton was a Sinn Féin councillor from County Donegal, Ireland. He was assassinated at his Buncrana home in May 1991 by members of the Ulster Defence Association....
. The IRA unit were pursued by the RUC after the shooting but escaped after they opened fire on an RUC patrol car. - 30 June 1991: An IRA bomb was disabled by a controlled explosion at a Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
and Royal Air ForceRoyal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
recruiting office in Preston, England. - 19 July 1991: The IRA fired a Surface-to-air missileSurface-to-air missileA surface-to-air missile or ground-to-air missile is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles...
at a British Army Wessex helicopter at KinawleyKinawleyKinawley or Kinawly is a small village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 75 people. Kinawley is also the name of the parish in which the village lies...
in County Fermanagh. The missile failed to lock onto the helicopter and exploded on the ground. - 19 July 1991: The IRA shot dead a civilian who they claimed was an informer for the Garda Síochána in Dundalk.
- 5 August 1991: A former UDR soldier was shot dead by IRA gunmen while driving his car along Altmore Road, Cappagh, County Tyrone.
- 8 August 1991: British informer Martin McGartlandMartin McGartlandMartin McGartland is a former Provisional Irish Republican Army informer who joined the organisation in order to pass information to British security forces. When he was exposed as an informer in 1991, he escaped from IRA custody and was resettled in England. His identity became known after a...
was kidnapped by the IRA in Belfast. He was being interrogated in a flat when he managed to escape by jumping out of a third floor window. - 9 August 1991: Ulster Democratic Party member and UDA/UFF member Gary Lynch was shot dead by the IRA in Lisahally, County Londonderry. Lynch had been a pall bearer at the funeral of senior UDP and UDA/UFF member Cecil McKnight who was shot dead by the IRA two months earleir.
- 15 August 1991: A civilian was killed and a number of British soldiers wounded when the IRA launched a grenade at a British Army foot patrol in the Falls area of Belfast.
- 15 August 1991: A former UDR soldier was shot dead by the IRA at a farm in Sion MillsSion MillsSion Mills is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland on the River Mourne. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,050 people. It lies within the Strabane District Council area...
, County Tyrone. - 17 August 1991: A British soldier was killed when the IRA detonated a 300 lb (136.1 kg) landmine as a British Army Patrol passed near Cullyhanna, County Armagh.
- 22 August 1991: The IRA carried out a bombing against the RUC base at KilreaKilreaKilrea is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is near the River Bann, which marks the boundary between County Londonderry and County Antrim...
, County LondonderryCounty LondonderryThe place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
using a 200 lb device. - 28 August 1991: A 1,000 lb explosive device planted by the IRA in MarkethillMarkethillMarkethill is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,292 people. It sits at the southern side of Gosford Forest Park...
, County Armagh, destroyed an RUC base and damaged in different degree all the buildings of the village, some of them beyond repair. A great deal of livestock was killed. - 29 August 1991: Three IRA incendiary devices were defused in a London underground depot near Hammersmith.
- 3 September 1991: An attempted proxy-bombing in County Armagh failed when the truck slid off the road into a ditch.
- 10 September 1991: A UVF member was shot dead by the IRA in the Village area of Belfast. A two man IRA unit entered the house and the victim jumped from his bedroom window to escape but the IRA shot him from the window. One of the members then ran downstairs and him again as he lay wounded. In total he was shot 8 times. The suggestion that he was a UVF member was denied by his family although the man had a tattoo with the letters "UVF" on his arm and a number of UVF emblems in his bedroom.
- 17 September 1991: An RUC officer was killed and several British soldiers wounded when the IRA carried out a horizontal mortar attack against a joint patrol in Swatragh, County Londonderry.
- 19 September 1991: A British Army contractor was shot dead at his workplace in Duncrue, Belfast. A two man IRA team, who were not wearing any masks, walked into his office and shot him twice in the chest and once in the head.
- 2 November 1991: Two British soldiers were killed when the IRA detonated a bomb at Musgrave Park British Army base in Belfast. A two storey building in the base was destroyed by the blast.
- 6 November 1991: A UDR soldier was killed in an IRA horizontal mortar attack in BellaghyBellaghyBellaghy , is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies north west of Lough Neagh and about 5 miles north of Magherafelt. At the centre of the village lies the junction of three main roads leading to Magherafelt, Portglenone and Toome. It had a population of 1,063 people in the...
, County Londonderry. Another soldier was badly injured. - 13 November 1991: The IRA shot dead a UDA member and a civilian at their home on Lecale Street, Belfast. Two IRA volunteers armed with an AK-47 assault rifle and a 9mm pistol opened fire, hitting the UDA man at least nine times and the other man six times. The IRA claimed that both men were UDA members although only one of their names appears on a UDA "roll of honour". In a separate attack two civilians were killed when the IRA attacked their home on Upper Crumlin Road, Belfast. The building was previously owned by a UVF member and it is suspected he was the intended target.
- 15 November 1991: IRA volunteers Patricia Black (18) and Frank Ryan (26) were killed in St AlbansSt AlbansSt Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It is a historic market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt...
when their bomb detonated prematurely. A civilian was also injured. - 24 November 1991: One UVF member and one UDA member were killed and eight others injured when the IRA managed to plant a bomb in the dining hall used by loyalist prisoners in the Crumlin Road Prison, Belfast.
- 27 November 1991: A UDR soldier was kidnapped, shot dead by the IRA while off-duty in Crossmaglen, County Armagh.
- 1 December 1991: Four IRA devices exploded in separate retail premises on the Tottenham Court Road, London. There were no injuries.
- 2 December 1991: An IRA incendiary device ignited in a LittlewoodsLittlewoodsLittlewoods is the name of a former retail and gambling company founded in Liverpool, Merseyside, England by John Moores in 1923.It started as a shopping catalogue company, processing orders by post in the early 1970s. In 1981, it expanded to a call centre, processing orders via telephone. At its...
store on Oxford Street, London. - 4 December 1991: A car bomb in Belfast caused widespread destruction on the Grand Opera HouseGrand Opera House (Belfast)The Grand Opera House is a theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, designed by the most prolific theatre architect of the period, Frank Matcham. It opened on 23 December 1895....
and left 16 people injured. - 7 December 1991: A large number of explosive devices were found in shops and businesses in BlackpoolBlackpoolBlackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
, England. - 8 December 1991: Seven incendiary devices exploded in the Manchester ArndaleManchester ArndaleManchester Arndale is a large shopping centre in Manchester, England. The centre was built in the 1970s when many other cities were constructing large malls. Manchester Arndale is the largest of a chain of Arndale Centres built across the UK in the 1960s and 1970s...
in England. There were no injuries. - 12 December 1991: An IRA truck-bomb wrecked the RUC station in CraigavonCraigavonCraigavon is a settlement in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was a planned settlement that was begun in 1965 and named after Northern Ireland's first Prime Minister — James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon. It was intended to be a linear city incorporating Lurgan and Portadown, but this plan...
, County Armagh, injuring more than 60 people. Another IRA device exploded on the grounds of a vacated Territorial Army base near Derry. - 14 December 1991: Four IRA explosive devices were discovered in Brent Cross shopping centre, London.
- 15 December 1991: An IRA incendiary device partially exploded in the National Gallery in London.
- 16 December 1991: The IRA detonated a bomb on a railway line near Clapham Junction in England.
- 23 December 1991: Three IRA firebombs exploded at separate underground railway stations in London. There were no injuries although an estimated 50,000 commuters were affected and the cost the city around $90 million.
1992
- 1 January 1992: There was a gun battle between British troops and an IRA unit at Pomeroy, County Tyrone.
- 10 January 1992: A small device explodes in Whitehall Place, London following a telephoned warning. No injuries.
- 13 January 1992: An IRA booby-trap bomb killed a civilian in Coalisland, County Tyrone. The man was killed by a bomb that had been attached to his car by a magnet. It was a case of mistaken identity; the IRA had received information that he was working as a labourer on a British Army barracks (he was a joiner by trade) but this turned out to be untrue. The IRA extended sympathy to the dead man's family.
- 17 January 1992: An IRA landmine blew up a minibus at Teebane near CookstownCookstown, County TyroneCookstown is a town and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth largest town in the county and had a population of nearly 11,000 people in the 2001 Census. It is one of the main towns in the area known as Mid-Ulster. It was founded around 1620 when the townlands in the area...
, County Tyrone. It killed eight men who were working as building contractors for the British Army in Omagh. Another six contractors were badly injured. One of the dead was also a British soldier of the Irish RangersIrish RangersIrish Rangers may refer to:*Irish Army Rangers, the special forces unit of the Irish Defence Forces*Royal Irish Rangers, former infantry regiment of the British Army...
regiment. - 27 January 1992: A civilian was injured when an IRA bomb exploded at the bottom of Rockdale Street in Belfast.
- 30 January 1992: An IRA firebomb was defused at Elephant and CastleElephant and CastleThe Elephant and Castle is a major road intersection in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Southwark. It is also used as a name for the surrounding area....
, London. - 31 January 1992: An IRA car bomb blew up in downtown Dungannon, County Tyrone, causing three wounded and widespread damaged.
- 2 February 1992: The IRA detonated a car-bomb on Botanic Avenue, Belfast. The explosion caused widespread damage.
- 3 February 1992: A civilian was shot dead by the IRA in Dungannon, County Tyrone. Two men followed him to a supermarket and opened fire with AK-47 assault rifles, hitting him 32 times. The IRA claimed the man was a member of the UVF. The RUC refused to comment on the claim.
- 5 February 1992: Joseph MacManus, an IRA volunteer from Sligo Town, County Sligo was killed near the border at Mulleek, near BelleekBelleek, County FermanaghBelleek is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. While the greater part of the village lies within County Fermanagh, part of it crosses the border into County Donegal, a part of Ulster that lies in the Republic of Ireland. This makes Belleek the western-most village in the United Kingdom...
, County FermanaghCounty FermanaghFermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas....
during a gun battle following the attempted ambush of a UDR soldier. A UDR soldier was badly wounded in the attack. - 7 February 1992: An IRA firebomb was discovered at NeasdenNeasdenNeasden is an area in northwest London, UK. It forms part of the London Borough of Brent.-History:The area was recorded as Neasdun in 939 AD and the name is derived from the Old English nēos = 'nose' and dūn = 'hill'. It means 'the nose-shaped hill' referring to a well-defined landmark of this area...
, London. - 11 February 1992: An IRA bomb was defused on Parliament Street, Exeter.
- 15 February 1992: The IRA detonated a 450 lb (204.1 kg) bomb on Adelaide Street, Belfast. The bomb caused millions of pounds worth of damage.
- 16 February 1992: IRA volunteers Kevin Barry O'Donnell (21), Sean O'Farrell (23), Peter Clancy (19) and Daniel Patrick Vincent (20) were ambushed and killedClonoe ambushThe Clonoe ambush happened on 16 February 1992 in the village of Clonoe, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. A local Provisional Irish Republican Army unit was ambushed by the Special Air Service at a graveyard after launching a machine-gun attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary base in Coalisland...
by the SAS in ClonoeClonoeClonoe is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It includes O'Rahilly Park where the Clonoe O'Rahillys Gaelic Athletic Association club play their home games....
, County TyroneCounty TyroneHistorically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
. The IRA unit had just attacked CoalislandCoalislandCoalisland is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 4,917 people . As its name suggests, it was formerly a centre for coal mining.-History:...
RUC base using a DShKDShKThe DShK 1938 is a Soviet heavy machine gun firing the 12.7x108mm cartridge. The weapon was also used as a heavy infantry machine gun, in which case it was frequently deployed with a two-wheeled mounting and a single-sheet armour-plate shield...
heavy machine gunHeavy machine gunThe heavy machine gun or HMG is a larger class of machine gun generally recognized to refer to two separate stages of machine gun development. The term was originally used to refer to the early generation of machine guns which came into widespread use in World War I...
mounted on the back of a stolen lorry. The men were ambushed in a graveyard following the attack by undercover British soldiers. Two other IRA volunteers were wounded during the ambush but managed to escape. A British soldier was also injured during the incident. - 28 February 1992: The IRA detonated a bomb at London Bridge railway station injuring 29 people.
- 29 February 1992: An IRA bomb exploded at the Crown Prosecution ServiceCrown Prosecution ServiceThe Crown Prosecution Service, or CPS, is a non-ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for public prosecutions of people charged with criminal offences in England and Wales. Its role is similar to that of the longer-established Crown Office in Scotland, and the...
building in London injuring two people. - 1 March 1992: A small IRA bomb was defused at White Hart Lane BR station in London.
- 5 March 1992: A 1,000 lb IRA bomb exploded in the center of Lurgan, County Armagh, causing extensive damage to commercial properties.
- 5 March 1992: A British soldier was injured by an IRA bomb near AugherAugherAugher is a small village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is 18 miles southwest of Dungannon, on the A4 Dungannon to Enniskillen road, halfway between Ballygawley and Clogher. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 399....
, County Tyrone. - 9 March 1992: The IRA destroyed a service station on the Ballygawley/Dungannon road, County Tyrone, on the basis that they were supplying British forces.
- 10 March 1992: A small IRA bomb exploded near Wandsworth Common railway station in London. There were no injuries.
- 15 March 1992: An IRA unit fired more than 1,000 rounds at two helicopters from across the border near Roslea, County Fermanagh.
- 24 March 1992: The IRA detonated a massive car-bomb containing over 1100 lb (499 kg) of explosive in Pakenham Street, Belfast. The bomb caused severe damage to the RUC base and nearby business premises
- 27 March 1992: A female RUC officer was killed when an IRA unit hit his patrol vehicle with a horizontal mortar in Newry, County Down. Another Police Constable lost both his legs in the attack.
- 6 April 1992: A small IRA bomb exploded near Piccadilly CircusPiccadilly CircusPiccadilly Circus is a road junction and public space of London's West End in the City of Westminster, built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly...
in London. There were no injuries. - 10 April 1992: The IRA detonated a large truck-bomb at 30 St Mary Axe30 St Mary Axe30 St Mary Axe, the Swiss Re Building , is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened at the end of May 2004...
in the City of LondonCity of LondonThe City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
. Despite a warning to evacuate the area, three civilians were killed and 91 injured. Many buildings were heavily damaged, including the Baltic ExchangeBaltic ExchangeThe Baltic Exchange is the world's only independent source of maritime market information for the trading and settlement of physical and derivative contracts...
. - 11 April 1992: A large IRA car-bomb exploded at Staples CornerStaples CornerStaples Corner is a major road junction in London, United Kingdom.It has two linked roundabouts and flyovers, which connect the A406 North Circular Road with the A5 Edgware Road and the start of the M1 motorway...
in London causing serious damage to buildings and nearby roads. - 13 April 1992: A 500 lb (226.8 kg) IRA car-bomb was defused outside Castlereagh RUC base.
- 18 April 1992: An employee of the British Army was shot dead by the IRA at his home on Nialls Crescent in Armagh town. At least 18 shots were fired at him through the front door from a high velocity weapon.
- 1 May 1992: A British soldier was killed when the IRA used a specially designed unmanned railway bogie to deliver a bomb to a British Army permanent vehicle checkpoint in Killeen, County Armagh. See Attack on Cloghogue checkpointAttack on Cloghogue checkpointThe attack on Cloghogue checkpoint was an unconventional bomb attack carried out on 1 May 1992 by the Provisional Irish Republican Army against a British Army permanent vehicle checkpoint...
. - 5 May 1992: A Mark-12 mortar, fired by an IRA unit, overshot Rosemount RUC station, County Londonderry, and damaged several houses nearby.
- 8 May 1992: A 1,000 lb IRA car bomb exploded outside the RUC station in FivemiletownFivemiletownFivemiletown is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is 16 miles east of Enniskillen and 26 miles west-south-west of Dungannon, on the A4 Enniskillen-to-Dungannon road. Its population as of 2009 is estimated to be 1,128. The village is most famous for its creamery, which...
, County Tyrone, injuring 10 civilians and causing substantial damage to civilian properties nearby and structural damage to the security base itself. - 9 May 1992: A number of incendiary devices exploded at the Metro Centre in GatesheadGatesheadGateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...
, causing some damage. - 9 May 1992: An IRA bomb exploded accidentally in MullaghbawnMullaghbawnMullaghbawn or Mullaghbane is a small village and townland near Slieve Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 402...
, County Armagh, injuring the IRA volunteer who was assembling it. - 12 May 1992: A British Army paratrooper lost both legs after an IRA bomb attack near Cappagh, County Tyrone. The incident triggered a series of clashesCoalisland riots (1992)The 1992 Coalisland riots were a series of clashes on 12 and 17 May 1992 between local nationalist civilians and British Army soldiers in the town of Coalisland, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland...
between British soldiers and local people in the town of Coalisland, which lasted until 17 May, when an army machine gun was stolen. Unionist officials accused Sinn Féin of being the instigators of the riots. At least three civilians and two soldiers were injured. - 2 June 1992: An IRA unit carried out a mortar attack on a British Army checkpoint at Mullan Bridge, Kinawley, County Fermanagh.
- 7 June 1992: A British Police officer, Glenn Goodman, was shot dead after he stopped the car of an IRA volunteer on the A64A64 roadThe A64 is a road in North and West Yorkshire, England which links Leeds, York and Scarborough. The A64 starts as the A64 ring road motorway in Leeds and then is a dual carriageway for the rest of its route, except parts of the road from Malton to Scarborough.The road approximates a section of the...
at TadcasterTadcasterTadcaster is a market town and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. Lying on the Great North Road approximately east of Leeds and west of York. It is the last town on the River Wharfe before it joins the River Ouse about downstream...
, North YorkshireNorth YorkshireNorth Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England. Another officer was shot and badly wounded. IRA volunteers Paul MageePaul MageePaul "Dingus" Magee is a former volunteer in the Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who escaped during his 1981 trial for killing a member of the Special Air Service in 1980...
and Michael O'BrienMichael O'BrienMichael or Mike O'Brien may refer to:* Michael O'Brien , American poet* Michael O'Brien , West Coast Eagles...
were caught four days later. Paul Magee was charged and found guilt for the murder, while O'Brien was found guilty of attempted murder. On the same day an IRA bomb exploded at the Royal Festival Hall in London. - 10 June 1992: A small IRA bomb exploded in Wilcox Place, London.
- 15 June 1992: An IRA bomb exploded in a hijacked minicab in St. Albans.
- 22 June 1992: A British army patrol was fired upon and near missed by an IRA sniper in the town of Cookstown, County Tyrone.
- 25 June 1992: An IRA briefcase-bomb exploded under a car in Coleman Street, London. A police officer had to be treated for shock.
- 27 June 1992: An IRA bomb injured 21 people in the center of Belfast.
- 30 July 1992: Two incendiary devices exploded in Milton KeynesMilton KeynesMilton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
causing minimal damage. - 2 August 1992: A British soldier was injured in a gun battle with the IRA in Pomeroy, County Tyrone.
- 3 August 1992: A British soldier was shot dead by an IRA sniper team in the New Lodge area of Belfast. The soldier was in the back of an army Land Rover when an IRA sniper fired from a block of flats, hitting the soldier in the chest.
- 20 August 1992: Two British soldiers were wounded in an IRA attack at Grosvenor road, Belfast.
- 21 August 1992: A civilian was shot dead in a crossfire by the IRA during a gun battle in Ardoyne with the RUC. The IRA issued a statement after the attack in which it apologised for the killing.
- 25 August 1992: An IRA firebomb exploded in the ShropshireShropshireShropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
Regimental museum in Shrewsbury CastleShrewsbury CastleShrewsbury Castle is a red sandstone castle in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It stands on a hill in the neck of the meander of the River Severn on which the town originally developed. The castle is situated directly above Shrewsbury railway station....
, Shropshire, England and two incendiary devices exploded in two furniture shops in ShrewsburyShrewsburyShrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
Town Centre. - 27 August 1992: An unsuccessful one-shot attack was launched by the IRA's South Armagh sniper on a British Army patrol at Carran Road, Crossmaglen, County Armagh.
- 28 August 1992: A British soldier was shot dead by the IRA's South Armagh Sniper in the main square of Crossmaglen, County Armagh. The soldier was taking up position in the main square of the town when he was hit in the chest by a single bullet fired by an IRA sniper 250 yards away.
- 6 September 1992: A small IRA bomb exploded at the Hilton hotel in London.
- 17 September 1992: One bomb and four firebombs exploded at various locations around London.
- 23 September 1992: A massive 3500 lb (1,587.6 kg) IRA truck-bomb exploded outside the Forensic Science Laboratory at NewtownbredaNewtownbredaNewtownbreda is an electoral ward of the Borough of Castlereagh in Northern Ireland. At one time "Newtownbreda" referred to a small village to the south-east of Belfast. However, it is now part of the Greater Belfast conurbation and Newtownbreda now tends to refer to the wider area from Hydebank to...
in south Belfast. The device almost completely demolished the Laboratory and damaged 1,002 homes in the surrounding area. The tremors from the blast were felt over 12 miles (19.3 km) away and the bomb was later assessed as probably the largest device ever detonated in Northern Ireland. There were no injuries in the attack as the IRA had given a 40 minute warning to evacuate the area. It was described as being as powerful as a "mini-nuke". The army bomb disposal team who were attempting to defuse it all suffered deafness. - 30 September 1992: A UDA member was shot dead by the IRA in the Ballynafeigh area of Belfast.
- 7 October 1992: Five people were injured when an IRA bomb exploded in Piccadilly, London. Another bomb also exploded on Flitcroft street in London.
- 8 October 1992: One person was injured when an IRA bomb exploded underneath a car in Tooley Street, London. Another bomb exploded on Malcombe Street.
- 9 October 1992: An IRA bomb exploded in the carpark of the Royal British Legion building in SouthgateSouthgate, LondonSouthgate is an area of north London, England, primarily within the London Borough of Enfield, although parts of its western fringes lie within the London Borough of Barnet. It is located around north of Charing Cross. The name is derived from being the south gate to Enfield Chase...
, England. - 9 October 1992: Two explosive devices blew up outside two shops at Dungannon, County Tyrone, destroying both buildings. Another bomb exploded outside a bank in Belfast, causing minor damage.
- 10 October 1992: An RUC officer was shot dead by the IRA in the Monico Bar, Lombard Street, Belfast. In England, the IRA bombed Paddington Green police station, injuring one person.
- 12 October 1992: An explosive device exploded in a toilet of the Sussex Arms public housePublic houseA public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
in Covent GardenCovent GardenCovent Garden is a district in London on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit and vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which is also known as...
killing one person and injuring four others. - 19 October 1992: An IRA bomb explodes in Oxenden Street London, leaving two people requiring treatment for shock.
- 20 October 1992: A British soldier was shot dead by the IRA at his home in Rasharkin, County Antrim. The soldier was said to have been a close friend of DUP leader Ian PaisleyIan PaisleyIan Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside, PC is a politician and church minister in Northern Ireland. As the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party , he and Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness were elected First Minister and deputy First Minister respectively on 8 May 2007.In addition to co-founding...
. - 21 October 1992: Three people were injured when the IRA detonate a bomb at Princess Louise Territorial Army Centre, Hammersmith Road, London. Two more people were wounded when the IRA bomb a railway line in EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, England. - 21 October 1992: The IRA detonated a 200 lb (90.7 kg) carbomb on the Main Street of Bangor, County Down.
- 22 October 1992: A sewage pipe is damaged by an IRA explosive device at Wick Lane, London.
- 25 October 1992: A small IRA bomb explodes in London damaging one building and a number of vehicles.
- 30 October 1992: A small IRA bomb explodes outside 10 Downing Street10 Downing Street10 Downing Street, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as "Number 10", is the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government and the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury, who is now always the Prime Minister....
, the residence of the British Prime Minister. - 31 October 1992: The IRA wiped out the IPLO in Belfast after a vicious internal IPLO feud and allegations that it was dealing drugs. The leader of the IPLO's breakaway Belfast Brigade, Sammy WardSammy WardSammy Ward was the leader of the Irish People's Liberation Organisation's Belfast Brigade.The IPLO was made up of ex-members of the Irish National Liberation Army...
, was shot dead in the Short StrandShort StrandThe Short Strand is a mainly-nationalist area in east Belfast, surrounded by a mainly-unionist area. It is within the townland of Ballymacarret and sits on the east bank of the River Lagan in County Down.-Security issues:...
and several other high ranking members were kneecapped. Their lives were spared on condition that the IPLO surrender and disband immediately. Within a few days both IPLO factions surrendered and disbanded. IPLO units in Newry and Armagh were not attacked and absolved of any involvement in criminality or drug dealing by the IRA. - 12 November 1992: An IRA unit attacked a British Army watchtower, the Borucki sangar, with an improvised flamethrower towed by a tractor in Crossmaglen, County Armagh. The device consisted of a manure spreaderManure spreaderA manure spreader or muck spreader or honey wagon is an agricultural machine used to distribute manure over a field as a fertilizer. A typical manure spreader consists of a trailer towed behind a tractor with a rotating mechanism driven by the tractor's power take off...
which doused the facility with fuel, ignited few seconds later by a small explosion. A nine meters-high fireball engulfed the tower. Four British soldiers inside were rescued by a SaxonSaxon (vehicle)The Saxon is an armoured personnel carrier used by the British Army and supplied in small numbers to various overseas organisations. It was developed by GKN Sankey, from earlier projects, AT 100 IS and AT104, and is due to be replaced by the Future Rapid Effect System.-Design:The Saxon was intended...
armored vehicle. - 13 November 1992: The IRA detonated a van-bomb in the centre of ColeraineColeraineColeraine is a large town near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is northwest of Belfast and east of Derry, both of which are linked by major roads and railway connections...
, County Londonderry, causing extensive damage to the town centre. - 14 November 1992: A British Police officer was shot and injured by the IRA in London after confronting two men he had spotted acting suspiciously. The two men fled the seen and in a follow up search a truck-bomb was discovered and defused.
- 15 November 1992: An RUC officer was shot dead by an IRA sniper while manning a vehicle checkpoint in BelcooBelcooBelcoo is a small village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, 10 miles from Enniskillen. It is on the County Fermanagh/County Cavan border beside the village of Blacklion in the Republic of Ireland...
, County Fermanagh. It emerged that the sniper used an AK-47 assault rifle equipped with a night-sight and fired a single shot from high ground on the Donegal side of the border. - 19 November 1992: An off-duty British soldier was shot dead in PortadownPortadownPortadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 23 miles south-west of Belfast...
, County Armagh. He was shot at least 12 times by an IRA volunteer who fired at close range. The soldier managed to return fire but it is not believed he hit anybody. - 21 November 1992: An alleged informer was shot dead by the IRA at Creggan, County Londonderry.
- 24 November 1992: An IRA unit exchanged fire with a combined British Army/RUC patrol at Castlederg, County Tyrone. The unit had been surprised outside the house of a Royal Irish Regiment soldier. More than 70 shots were fired.
- 25 November 1992: IRA volunteer Pearse JordanPearse JordanPearse Jordan was a Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer killed whilst unarmed, by a Royal Ulster Constabulary officer...
was shot dead by the RUC after his car was rammed by an undercover RUC vehicle in Belfast. After stumbling out of the car unarmed, Jordan was shot 3 times in the back by an RUC sergeant. In May 2001, Jordan's case was heard by the European Court of Human RightsEuropean Court of Human RightsThe European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...
along with three similar cases. The Court agreed that Jordan's death was in violation of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human RightsEuropean Convention on Human RightsThe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is an international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe. Drafted in 1950 by the then newly formed Council of Europe, the convention entered into force on 3 September 1953... - 1 December 1992: An IRA van-bomb was made safe by the British Army in London after a telephoned warning. In Belfast two IRA bombs exploded injuring 27 people, and an IRA unit fired a rocket at a British Army outpost on a Belfast's high-rise.
- 2 December 1992: British Police managed to disarm and IRA van bomb which was left London's West EndWest End of LondonThe West End of London is an area of central London, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings, and entertainment . Use of the term began in the early 19th century to describe fashionable areas to the west of Charing Cross...
. - 4 December 1992: The IRA detonated two small bombs in Manchester, England; 64 people were injured.
- 7 December 1992: First barrack busterBarrack busterBarrack buster is the colloquial name given to several improvised mortars, developed in the 1990s by the engineering group of the Provisional Irish Republican Army ....
mortar launched against an RUC base at Ballygawley, County Tyrone. - 9 December 1992: The IRA detonated two car-bombs on King Street, Belfast City centre. In London an IRA truck-bomb partially explodes in Woodside Park.
- 10 December 1992: Two IRA bombs explode at Wood Green shopping centre in London injuring 11 people.
- 13 December 1992: An IRA unit fired at British troops in Annaghmartin, County Fermanagh. The RUC base there was also mortared.
- 21 December 1992: A small IRA bomb exploded at Hampstead underground station in England. There were no injuries.
- 22 December 1992: A soldier was given a box of chocolates by a female motorist at a checkpoint in Cookstown, County Tyrone. Later, British Army experts found and defused a 1 kg SemtexSemtexSemtex is a general-purpose plastic explosive containing RDX and PETN. It is used in commercial blasting, demolition, and in certain military applications. Semtex became notoriously popular with terrorists because it was, until recently, extremely difficult to detect, as in the case of Pan Am...
device inside. The IRA is suspected. - 24 December 1992: The IRA called a three-day ceasefire.
- 28 December 1992: The IRA's three day ceasefire ended.
- 30 December 1992: A British soldier was shot dead at his home in the Cavehill Road area of Belfast. Two IRA volunteers burst into the house armed with AK-47 assault rifles and shot the soldier at least 13 times at close range. The soldiers wife claimed that IRA volunteer Thomas BegleyThomas BegleyThomas Begley , was a volunteer in the Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army...
was one of the gunmen.
1993
- 5 January 1993: Three soldiers were injured by a bomb in Belfast while evacuating Belfast's city hall area after a warning was issue by an IRA telephone call.
- 6 January 1993: Large parts of London were cordoned off after IRA firebombs exploded in a number of stores.
- 7 January 1993: The IRA attempted to detonate a bomb at an oil and gas storage depot in east Belfast. Another IRA bomb was defused in a bookshop in London.
- 8 January 1993: An army post was mortared and a helicopter attacked with machine gun fire at Kinawley, County Fermanagh.
- 11 January 1993: The victim of an IRA punishment attack in Dungannon had to have one of his legs amputated.
- 11 January 1993: An IRA unit launched a rocket at an RUC base in south Belfast.
- 11 January 1993: A civilian was killed in an IRA booby trap bomb attack on his farm in Dungannon, County Tyrone. The IRA claimed the man, who was a member of the PomeroyPomeroy, County TyronePomeroy is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is in the townland of Cavanakeeran, about from Cookstown, from Dungannon and from Omagh. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 604 people....
Faith Defenders Orange Lodge, was a commander of the UVF in Tyrone and had been responsible for the killings of Catholic civilians. This was denied by the man's family. - 14 January 1993: The IRA fired a rocket at an RUC patrol in Derry.
- 14 January 1993: The IRA fired a mortar at an RUC base in Andersontown, Belfast.
- 15 January 1993: The IRA exploded two bombs in Belfast; one of them ignited a fire that destroyed a car showrooms.
- 15 January 1993: An IRA bomb blast targeted an Army and RUC patrol in Main street, Carrickmore, County Tyrone, resulting in a number of injured.
- 20 January 1993: The IRA mortared Clogher RUC base in County Tyrone causing considerable damage to the building.
- 23 January 1993: An RUC officer was shot dead by the IRA while on foot patrol on Shipquay Street in Derry. He was shot twice in the back of the head at close range by a lone gunman.
- 23 January 1993: An off-duty British soldier and a gunman were injured in a shoot-out at NewtownstewartNewtownstewartNewtownstewart is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is overlooked by hills called Bessy Bell and Mary Gray and is at the confluence of the rivers Strule and Owenkillew. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,479 people. It lies within the Strabane District Council...
, County Tyrone. The IRA claimed that a 600 lb bomb failed to explode at Cappagh, County Tyrone. - 27 January 1993: An IRA bomb exploded outside Harrods, London, injuring four people.
- 3 February 1993: Two small IRA bombs exploded in England. One at South Kensington underground station in London and the other at Kent House railway station.
- 6 February 1993: The IRA fired a Mark-16 grenade at a British Army patrol on Ross Street, Belfast.
- 9 February 1993: A British soldier was killed and four others badly wounded when an IRA unit detonated a remote-controlled bomb fixed to a wall as a foot patrol passed on Cathedral Road, Armagh town.
- 10 February 1993: A small IRA bomb exploded in a residential area of London.
- 12 February 1993: A bomb is thrown at British troops by an IRA unit near Cookstown, County Tyrone, but the device failed to explode.
- 15 February 1993: A British soldier was shot dead by the IRA outside his home in the Highfields area of Belfast. He was walking down the street when a car drew along side and fired a burst of shots from an AK-47AK-47The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...
assault rifle, hitting the soldier four times. As he lay wounded a second gunman stepped out of the car and shot the victim three times in the head with a handgun. - 20 February 1993: Four British soldiers were injured when their patrol vehicle was hit by a rocket in the Woodburn area of Belfast.
- 20 February 1993: Three Protestant civilians were shot and injured at a bar in Belfast. The IRA claimed that one of the men was a Royal Irish Regiment soldier.
- 21 February 1993: Dunnes StoresDunnes StoresDunnes Stores, also known as Dunnes, is a supermarket and clothing retail chain, that is based in Dublin, Ireland.The chain primarily sells food, clothes and household wares. In addition to its main customer base in Ireland, the chain has operations in Great Britain and Spain...
in the Park Centre, Belfast was firebombed by the IRA. - 22 February 1993: Two RUC officers were injured in an IRA bomb attack on a base in Derry.
- 24 February 1993: An RUC officer was killed by an IRA booby-trap bomb attached to his car in Loughgall, County Armagh. The bomb exploded as he travelled up a small hill. His legs were blown off in the explosion.
- 25 February 1993: An RUC officer was shot dead by the IRA's South Armagh Sniper while on joint British Army and RUC foot patrol in Crossmaglen, County Armagh. He was taking cover at the side of a road and when he stood up he was hit by a single bullet which struck him in the chest.
- 26 February 1993: A British Police Officer was shot and injured by the IRA in Warrington, England after stopping a suspect car. Three bombs later exploded at the nearby gasworks causing extensive damage.
- 27 February 1993: The IRA detonated a bomb at Camden MarketCamden MarketThe Camden Markets are a number of adjoining large markets in Camden Town near the Hampstead Road Lock of the Regent's Canal , often called collectively "Camden Market" or "Camden Lock". The stalls sell crafts, clothing, bric-a-brac, fast food, and other things...
in London; 18 people were injured. - 1 March 1993: An IRA unit launched two mortar bombs aimed at a security base in BessbrookBessbrookBessbrook is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies about three miles northwest of Newry and close to the main Dublin–Belfast road and rail line...
, County Armagh. At least three people were injured and 30 houses suffered damage. - 6 March 1993: The IRA ambushed a car carrying two loyalist paramilitary figures. One was shot and wounded in the attack which took place in the Shankill area of Belfast.
- 7 March 1993: Four RUC officers were badly injured when the IRA detonated a car-bomb on the Main Street of Bangor, County Down.
- 7 March 1993: An IRA unit fired several shots on a former UDR soldier at his home in Dungannon, County Tyrone, injuring his nine-year old son.
- 8 March 1993: Two RUC officers and three civilians were wounded by an IRA bomb blast in Belfast. Another RUC officer was shot and wounded at a Belfast checkpoint.
- 8 March 1993: The IRA launched a mortar attack on Keady British Army base. A civilian who was working as a contractor for the British Army was killed when three Barrack busterBarrack busterBarrack buster is the colloquial name given to several improvised mortars, developed in the 1990s by the engineering group of the Provisional Irish Republican Army ....
mortars were fired into the base. The man was operating a crane when it was struck by one of the mortars. - 9 March 1993: The IRA took over two houses in the Woodburn area of Belfast and fired a rocket from a window at a British foot patrol.
- 9 March 1993: A British soldier was shot and wounded by the IRA in east Belfast.
- 10 March 1993: A Protestant man was shot dead by the IRA in the Oldpark area of Belfast. The IRA claimed he was a loyalist paramilitary. Two IRA volunteers entered his shop, the first shot the man a number of times in the chest at close range and the second shot him with an AK-47 assault rifle as he lay wounded on the floor. His family denied he was a member of a loyalist paramilitary group.
- 13 March 1993: The IRA mortared a British Army observation post at Glasdrumman, County Armagh.
- 17 March 1993: A British soldier was shot dead by the IRA's South Armagh Sniper while on duty in Forkill, County Armagh. The patrol were in pursuit of a man who had been acting suspiciously when a single high velocity shot was fired by a sniper who is believed to have been in a nearby vehicle. The bullet hit the soldier in the side and he died a short time later. Another British soldier returned fire at the vehicle but did not hit it.
- 20 March 1993: Two IRA bombs exploded in WarringtonWarrington bomb attacksThe Warrington bombings were two separate bombing attacks that happened during early 1993 in Warrington, England. The first attack happened in February when a bomb exploded at a district pressure gas storage facility. It caused extensive damage but no injuries; however, a police officer was shot...
, killing two children and injuring over 50 people. A coded warning was issued to the SamaritansSamaritans (charity)Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, often through their telephone helpline. The name comes from the Biblical parable of the Good Samaritan, though the organisation...
, but police said it placed the bomb outside a Boots chemist shop in Liverpool, 16 miles (25.7 km) away from Boots in Warrington, where the detonation occurred. - 25 March 1993: There was a multiple weapons attack by the IRA on a British Army watchtower, the Borucki sangar, in Crossmaglen, County Armagh.
- 3 April 1993: A British soldier was shot and injured by the IRA near Crossmaglen.
- 7 April 1993: Three British soldiers were wounded when the IRA mortared their base in Crossmaglen. The IRA also detonated a bomb at a Conservative club in London.
- 15 April 1993: Two IRA bombs were defused in Belfast.
- 20 April 1993: The IRA detonated a small bomb in Derry.
- 22 April 1993: The small village of CullavilleCullavilleCullaville or Culloville is a small village and townland near Crossmaglen in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is the southernmost settlement in the county and one of the southernmost in Northern Ireland, straddling the Irish border. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 400 people...
, County Armagh, along the border with the Republic, was taken over by an IRA unit for two hours without reaction of the British forces and despite the presence of a military wachtower nearby. - 23 April 1993: A small IRA bomb detonated at an EssoEssoEsso is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies. Pronounced , it is derived from the initials of the pre-1911 Standard Oil, and as such became the focus of much litigation and regulatory restriction in the United States. In 1972, it was largely replaced in the U.S. by...
oil refinery in North Shields, England, causing moderate damage. - 24 April 1993: The IRA detonated a huge truck bomb1993 Bishopsgate bombingThe Bishopsgate bombing occurred on 24 April 1993, when the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a truck bomb in London's financial district in Bishopsgate, City of London, England. One person was killed in the explosion and 44 injured, and damage initially estimated at £1 billion was caused...
at BishopsgateBishopsgateBishopsgate is a road and ward in the northeast part of the City of London, extending north from Gracechurch Street to Norton Folgate. It is named after one of the original seven gates in London Wall...
in the City of LondonCity of LondonThe City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
, which killed one person and injured 44 more. The explosion caused damage estimated at £1bn, including the near destruction of St Ethelburga's BishopsgateSt Ethelburga's BishopsgateSt Ethelburga-the-Virgin within Bishopsgate is a Church of England church in the City of London, located on Bishopsgate near Liverpool Street station.-History:...
. The Police confirmed the IRA had phoned in 18 accurate warnings before the explosion. The man who was killed was a press photographer who appears to have slipped through the security cordon to obtain footage of the explosion. Two bombs also exploded in hijacked minicabs in London, but nobody was injured. - 25 April 1993: A former UDR soldier was killed when an IRA booby trap exploded underneath his car in Kildress, County Tyrone. The IRA claimed he had also loyalist connections.
- 6 May 1993: A British soldier was badly injured in an IRA car-bomb attack in Lurgan.
- 9 May 1993: Two IRA incendiary devices ignited in the Galleries shopping centre in BristolBristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, causing damage but no injuries. - 12 May 1993: An IRA incendiary device partially detonated in the Cornmarket area of OxfordOxfordThe city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
. - 20 May 1993: A 1000 lb (453.6 kg) IRA bomb exploded in Glengall Street, Belfast, causing over 5 million pounds worth of damage.
- 22 May 1993: A 1000 lb (453.6 kg) IRA bomb devastated Portadown town centre.
- 23 May 1993: A 200 lb (90.7 kg) IRA bomb wrecked a hotel in south Belfast.
- 23 May 1993: An IRA bomb containing over 1500 lb (680.4 kg) of explosives was detonated in the centre of MagherafeltMagherafeltMagherafelt is a small town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,372 people recorded in the 2001 Census. It is the biggest town in the south of County Londonderry and is the social, economic and political hub of the area...
, County Londonderry, causing millions of pounds worth of damage. - 26 May 1993: A British soldier was wounded in an IRA attack in east Belfast.
- 31 May 1993: A British soldier was killed by the IRA when he triggered a booby trap bomb attached to his car in MoneymoreMoneymoreMoneymore is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,369 in the 2001 Census.It is an example of a Plantation village in Mid-Ulster. It was the first town in Ulster to have piped water.-Geography:...
, south County Londonderry, near Cookstown. - 6 June 1993: Two RUC officers were injured in an IRA bomb attack in west Belfast.
- 6 June 1993: The IRA hit the RUC base in Carrickmore, County Tyrone, with mortar fire.
- 7 June 1993: The IRA detonated a bomb at a gasworks in TynesideTynesideTyneside is a conurbation in North East England, defined by the Office of National Statistics, which is home to over 80% of the population of Tyne and Wear. It includes the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside — all settlements on...
, England. - 9 June 1993: An IRA bomb exploded at a petrol storage depot in Tyneside, England. Two small IRA bombs exploded at an EssoEssoEsso is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies. Pronounced , it is derived from the initials of the pre-1911 Standard Oil, and as such became the focus of much litigation and regulatory restriction in the United States. In 1972, it was largely replaced in the U.S. by...
oil refinery in North ShieldsNorth ShieldsNorth Shields is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in North East England...
. - 11 June 1993: A British Army base in Crossmaglen was attacked by IRA mortar fire.
- 22 June 1993: The IRA detonated a bomb at a hotel in Newry.
- 24 June 1993: A former UDR soldier died after being shot several times at close range by the IRA outside his home in Lurgan, County Armagh. He had seen his killers approaching and had his personal protection weapon drawn but had not time to use it.
- 26 June 1993: A British soldier was shot dead by the IRA's South Armagh Sniper near Newtownhamilton, County Armagh. He had been patrolling through fields when an IRA sniper fired a single high-velocity shot which hit him in the stomach. The sniper had fired from the back of a stationary vehicle.
- 3 July 1993: Strabane courthouse was bombed by the IRA.
- 5 July 1993: A 1,500 lb bomb caused extensive damaged in the centre of NewtownardsNewtownardsNewtownards is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. Newtownards is the largest town in the Borough of Ards. According to the 2001 Census, it has a population of 27,821 people in...
, County Down. - 15 July 1993: An IRA car-bomb exploded at central station in Belfast causing extensive damage.
- 17 July 1993: A British soldier was shot dead by the IRA's South Armagh Sniper while on foot patrol in Crossmaglen, County Armagh.
- 18 July 1993: A large IRA car bomb was defused in the town of BanbridgeBanbridgeBanbridge is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road. It was named after a bridge built over the Bann in 1712. The town grew as a coaching stop on the road from Belfast to Dublin and thrived from Irish linen manufacturing...
, County Down, by a British Army disposal team which carried out a controlled explosion. Fifty houses were evacuated for a lapse of five hours. - 25 July 1993: Riots erupted in Dungannon, County Tyrone, after a combined Army/RUC patrol came under attack by the IRA.
- 1 August 1993: A British Army vehicle is fired at by an IRA unit at Newtownhamilton, County Armagh.
- 12 August 1993: Five RUC officers and four civilians were wounded in an IRA attack in south Belfast.
- 13 August 1993: The IRA firebombed six premises in BournemouthBournemouthBournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...
, England and also detonated a bomb on the pier. - 14 August 1993: A 21 lb (9.5 kg) IRA bomb exploded outside a restaurant in Derry.
- 14 August 1993: An IRA bomb exploded in along the route of the Apprentice boys march in Derry.
- 16 August 1993: The IRA carried out a bomb attack in downtown Strabane, County Tyrone.
- 18 August 1993: The IRA detonated a car-bomb in Dublin Road, in the centre of Belfast city. The blast caused over 750,000 pounds worth of damage.
- 22 August 1993: The IRA detonated a bomb on Gloucester Street, in central Belfast causing considerable damage.
- 23 August 1993: The IRA detonated a car-bomb outside a bank on the Ormeau Road causing extensive damage.
- 27 August 1993: The IRA mortared Lisnaskea RUC barracks in Fermanagh. Over 60 nearby homes were damaged in the attack. The IRA also carried out a bomb attack against a British patrol in the Markets area of Belfast.
- 28 August 1993: British police defused an IRA bomb in London. The device was left within London's brand new high-tech security barrier dubbed the "Ring of Steel".
- 29 August 1993: Shots were exchanged between the Provisional and the Official IRA in the Markets area of Belfast.
- 31 August 1993: The IRA detonated a car-bomb at a shopping centre in south Belfast causing over 1 million pounds worth of damage. In a separate attack in ArdoyneArdoyneArdoyne is an Irish nationalist, working class and mainly Catholic district in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. It gained notoriety due to the large number of incidents during "The Troubles". It is home to approximately 20,000 inhabitants...
, two British soldiers were wounded when the IRA detonated a car-bomb near their patrol. - 1 September 1993: Two IRA bombs were defused by the British Army in Cullyhanna, County Armagh.
- 1 September 1993: An IRA bomb hits a supermarket at Derriaghy, north of Belfast, and injured two RUC officers.
- 3 September 1993: A massive IRA car-bomb devastated the centre of Armagh town.
- 10 September 1993: Belfast's transport links were disrupted by a number of IRA hoax alerts.
- 13 September 1993: The IRA bombed Stormont hotel, injuring an RUC officer and two civilians.
- 14 September 1993: The IRA detonated a bomb at a hotel in Strabane, causing serious damage.
- 15 September 1993: The IRA shot dead a Catholic man in Lisburn. They claimed he had been supplying the RUC with information on republicans.
- 16 September 1993: Three IRA incendiary devices were made safe in two separate cinemas in London.
- 21 September 1993: A British soldier was wounded when an IRA unit threw a blast-bomb at his patrol in the Ardoyne area of Belfast.
- 23 September 1993: There was a fierce exchange of gunfire between a number IRA units and British helicopters in south County Armagh. The IRA units used a large number of assault rifles and at least one heavy-machine gun.
- 27 September 1993: A 300 lb (136.1 kg) IRA car-bomb caused extensive damage to the centre of Belfast. Another larger IRA car-bomb wrecked commercial premises in south Belfast.
- 30 September 1993: A hotel in Markethill was badly damaged in an IRA bomb attack.
- 1 October 1993: Six IRA firebombs detonated in commercial premises in Belfast, Lisburn and Newtownabbey.
- 2 October 1993: Three IRA bombs exploded in HampsteadHampsteadHampstead is an area of London, England, north-west of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden in Inner London, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland...
, north London injuring six people. - 3 October 1993: The IRA bombed a hotel in Newtownabbey, County Antrim.
- 4 October 1993: Five IRA bombs detonated in north London, injuring four people and destroying a number of businesses.
- 8 October 1993: Two IRA bombs exploded in north London.
- 9 October 1993: The IRA mortared a British Army base in Kilkeel, Down. The attack came from a 12-tube Mk-15 multiple mortar.
- 11 October 1993: The IRA firebombed three commercial premises in Belfast and one in Lisburn.
- 15 October 1993: Two bombs inflicted damage on a courthouse at Cookstown, County Tyrone.
- 18 October 1993: The IRA bombed a restaurant in Castlederg, County Tyrone.
- 21 October 1993: The manager of a security firm with contracts to the British Army was shot dead by the IRA at his home in GlengormleyGlengormleyGlengormley or Glengormly is the name of a townland and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Glengormley is within the urban area called Newtownabbey and the wider Newtownabbey Borough.-Location:...
. - 23 October 1993: Shankill Road bombingShankill Road bombingThe Shankill Road bombing was carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army on 23 October 1993 and is one of the most notorious incidents of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The Provisional IRA's intended target was a meeting of loyalist paramilitary leaders, which was to take place above...
: eight civilians, one UDA member and one IRA volunteer (Thomas BegleyThomas BegleyThomas Begley , was a volunteer in the Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army...
) were killed when an IRA bomb prematurely exploded at a fish shop on Shankill Road, Belfast. The IRA's intended target was a meeting of loyalist paramilitary leaders, which was scheduled to take place in a room above the shop. However, unbeknownst to the IRA, the meeting had been re-scheduled. - 24 October 1993: An IRA bomb exploded on a railway line in BerkshireBerkshireBerkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, England. Other devices were defused at Reading and Basingstoke stations. - 25 October 1993: The IRA detonated a bomb on a bridge above a railway line in BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, England. - 27 October 1993: An IRA unit carried out a gun attack on a British checkpoint in Derriaghy, near Belfast.
- 29 October 1993: A small IRA bomb exploded in Edwards Square, London.
- 2 November 1993: An RUC officer was shot dead by an IRA sniper in Newry, Down. He was on checkpoint duty when a single shot fired by an IRA sniper hit him in the neck.
- 7 November 1993: A British soldier was shot and wounded by an IRA sniper in the New Lodge area of Belfast.
- 7 November 1993: An IRA unit attacked with machine gun fire and mortars an RUC base in CaledonCaledon, County TyroneCaledon , historically known as Kinnaird , is a small village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is in the Clogher Valley on the banks of the River Blackwater, 7 miles from Armagh. It lies in the southeast of Tyrone and near the borders of County Armagh and County Monaghan. In the...
, County Tyrone. A nearby church and several houses were also damaged. - 21 November 1993: An IRA unit attacked with gunfire the house of a former UDR soldier in Cookstown, County Tyrone, but nobody was injured.
- 29 November 1993: The IRA carried out a gun and bomb attack on the home of an RUC officer in Armagh town.
- 30 November 1993: A massive IRA bomb was defused two-miles (3 km) outside Armagh town.
- 2 December 1993: A British soldier was shot dead by the IRA's South Armagh Sniper while on foot-patrol in Keady, County Armagh. He was hit in the stomach by single bullet fired from a nearby hill.
- 3 December 1993: A massive IRA bomb was defused in the Poleglass area of Belfast.
- 7 December 1993: An IRA unit mortared Newtownbutler RUC barracks in Fermanagh.
- 12 December 1993: Two RUC officers were shot dead by the IRA while travelling in their patrol car in Fivemiletown, County Tyrone. The patrol car was on Main Street when it was hit by at least 20 shots from both sides of the street. In a follow up operation a British Army helicopter was fired on by the IRA.
- 14 December 1993: An IRA bomb exploded on a railway track in WokingWokingWoking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
, SurreySurreySurrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England, disrupting commuter services. - 14 December 1993: Two soldiers were wounded by a bomb blast in Derry.
- 16 December 1993: Two further IRA bombs on the Surrey railway were defused.
- 19 December 1993: An IRA landmine attack on a British patrol in Derry left six civilians -three adults and two children- who were near the device requiring hospital treatment.
- 20 December 1993: A British soldier and a civilian were wounded in an IRA bomb attack in the Suffolk area of Belfast. A number of IRA firebombs exploded in stores and a post-office in London causing minor damage. Seven incendiary devices were made safe.
- 23 December 1993: The IRA announced a three-day Christmas ceasefire.
- 27 December 1993: The IRA ceasefire ended with a mortar attack on FintonaFintonaFintona is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second largest settlement in the Omagh District Council area, after Omagh itself. Its 2010 population was estimated to be 1,410.-History:...
RUC base, County Tyrone; a car-bomb attack on Springfield Road RUC base in Belfast; and a gun and bomb attack on a British Army base in Portadown, County Armagh. - 28 December 1993: A British soldier was injured when the IRA mortared a foot-patrol in Belfast.
- 29 December 1993: An IRA unit fired a missile at a British patrol on Upper Library Street in Belfast. The IRA claimed that this was a new armour-piercing mortar projectile. A coffee-jar bomb was also thrown at a British patrol in Belfast.
- 30 December 1993: A British soldier was shot dead by the IRA's South Armagh Sniper while on foot-patrol in Crossmaglen, County Armagh.
1994
- 1 January 1994: Eleven premises in and around Belfast were firebombed by the IRA including the Linen Hall Library
- 6 January 1994: An IRA unit fired a grenade at a British patrol on the Springfield Road Belfast.
- 11 January 1994: Two British soldiers were injured by an IRA booby-trap outside their base in Crossmaglen, County Armagh, right after a mortar attack on the barracks there.
- 11 January 1994: Three RUC officers were injured when their patrol vehicle was hit by an IRA rocket in the Short Strand area of Belfast.
- 12 January 1994: A female British soldier was shot and wounded by an IRA sniper in the New Lodge area of Belfast. Troops returned fire. An RUC officer and a number of civilians suffered minor injuries when a bomb aimed at a British Army patrol demolished a nearby building used by the attacker 50 minutes later. A loaded rifle was recovered and two men arrested in the aftermath.
- 15 January 1994: Two stores in Belfast and one in NewtownardsNewtownardsNewtownards is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. Newtownards is the largest town in the Borough of Ards. According to the 2001 Census, it has a population of 27,821 people in...
were damaged by IRA firebombs. - 16 January 1994: Seven men were arrested after an IRA Barrack busterBarrack busterBarrack buster is the colloquial name given to several improvised mortars, developed in the 1990s by the engineering group of the Provisional Irish Republican Army ....
was discovered near Clogher, County Tyrone. - 19 January 1994: Three stores in Coleraine and Limavady were damaged by IRA firebombs. Devices were also found in four other premises.
- 22 January 1994: A British Army Land Rover was hit by an IRA rocket while on patrol in PoleglassPoleglassPoleglass is the name of an electoral ward of Belfast City Council and a mainly nationalist/republican housing estate on the outskirts of West Belfast, Northern Ireland....
west Belfast. - 23 January 1994: Two civilian were injured by a bomb intended for security forces at the town of Dungannon, County Tyrone.
- 24 January 1994: An RUC officer escaped injury after an IRA unit opened fire at him in Fermanagh.
- 27 January 1994: IRA bombs exploded in three stores in Oxford Street, London.
- 28 January 1994: An IRA firebomb exploded in Oxford Street, London, and another was discovered.
- 30 January 1994: An IRA rocket was fired at a British Army post in the New Lodge area of Belfast.
- 3 February 1994: An IRA unit planted a bomb outside the home of an RUC assistant Chief Constable in Derry.
- 6 February 1994: Three British soldiers were injured when an IRA mortar hit their patrol vehicle in Poleglass, west Belfast.
- 16 February 1994: Four British soldiers were wounded by an IRA roadside bomb, one of them seriously, while on patrol at Short Strand, east Belfast. An RUC officer was also injured.
- 17 February 1994: An RUC officer was killed and two others serioruly injured when the IRA fired a home made rocket at an RUC patrol vehicle on Friendly Street in the Markets areaMarket Quarter, BelfastMarket Quarter refers to a wide area of Belfast City including St George's Market, an area of inner city housing, The Waterfront precinct - including conference and concert hall and Hilton Hotel - and the city's Central Railway Station....
of Belfast. - 18 February 1994: An IRA incendiary device was defused in a record shop at Charing Cross in London.
- 19 February 1994: A number of incendiary devices were left in shops in London, including Burton stores in Regent StreetRegent StreetRegent Street is one of the major shopping streets in London's West End, well known to tourists and Londoners alike, and famous for its Christmas illuminations...
and New Oxford Street. One device destroyed a newsagents shop, three caused minor damage, and several others were made safe. - 20 February 1994: An IRA unit fired a rocket at a British patrol car in Poleglass.
- 21 February 1994: An IRA mortar attack destroyed an RUC base and cause widespread damaged in the town of BeraghBeraghBeragh is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is about east of Omagh. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 520.-History:One of the first known references to the village was on a 1690 Plantation map of Ireland...
, County Tyrone. - 22 February 1994: An incendiary device was made safe in a hardware store in London.
- 2 March 1994: The IRA carried out a mortar attack on a British patrol in west Belfast.
- 8 March 1994: Four Mark-6 mortar shells were fired from a car towards Heathrow Airport. The shells landed inside on or near the northern runway, but failed to explode.
- 10 March 1994: The IRA launched a second attack on Heathrow, firing four mortar shells over the perimeter fence which landed near Terminal Four but failed to explode.
- 10 March 1994: An RUC officer was shot dead by the IRA in Dunmore Greyhound Stadium in Belfast. The Police Officer was in the lounge when he was shot in the head by an IRA volunteer and shot again as he lay on the ground. A second IRA volunteer fired into the ceiling to cover their escape.
- 13 March 1994: The IRA defied tightened security to launch a third attack on Heathrow, firing five mortar shells over the perimeter fence which landed near Terminal Four but failed to explode. Later that night both Heathrow and Gatwick airports were closed for 2 hours after coded telephoned bomb threats were received.
- 13 March 1994: An IRA arms cache was discovered at a college in Belfast. A grenade, a rifle, a pistol, a homemade bomb, a number of detonators, 2bls of explosive and over 1,500 rounds of ammunition were captured.
- 20 March 1994: A shell from a Mark-10 mortarBarrack busterBarrack buster is the colloquial name given to several improvised mortars, developed in the 1990s by the engineering group of the Provisional Irish Republican Army ....
hit a British Army Lynx helicopter attempting to land at a base in CrossmaglenCrossmaglenCrossmaglen or Crosmaglen is a village and townland in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,459 people in the 2001 Census and is the largest village in south Armagh...
. An RUC officer had to be pulled out of the blazing helicopter before it exploded inside the army base. - 31 March 1994: PortadownPortadownPortadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 23 miles south-west of Belfast...
RUC base came under attack from an IRA unit using rockets and automatic weapons. - 1 April 1994: An RUC officer was killed when the IRA fired a horizontal mortar at a British Army patrol in the Waterside area of Derry City. Several other RUC officers were injured.
- 5 April 1994: The IRA began a three day ceasefire in an attempt to show it was serious about bringing about an end to the conflict.
- 8 April 1994: The three day IRA ceasefire ended at midnight.
- 9 April 1994: An IRA unit attacked two checkpoints near Newtownbutler, Fermanagh with automatic weapons. One of the attacks on an outpost manned by the British Army lasted five minutes. A British patrol in Stewardstown, Belfast, came under IRA rocket attack. A border checkpoint was mortared by an IRA unit at Aughnacloy, County Tyrone.
- 15 April 1994: An RUC patrol came under IRA rocket attack in Armagh town.
- 20 April 1994: An IRA unit launched a horizontal mortar bomb at an RUC patrol on Spencer Road, Derry. An RUC officer was killed.
- 24 April 1994: The IRA shot dead two men as they sat in a car in GarvaghGarvaghGarvagh is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is on the banks of the Agivey River, south of Coleraine on the A29 route. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,288.-History:...
, County Londonderry. One was a former British soldier and the IRA claimed that the other was a UDA member. - 25 April 1994: Sixteen alleged drug-dealers were shot in the knees by the IRA across Belfast City.
- 26 April 1994: An alleged drug dealer, Francis Rice, was shot dead by the IRA in the Suffolk area of Belfast. He was shot 5 times in the head and his body was dumped on a grass verge by the roadside. Earlier in the day a three man IRA unit burst into his home and he escaped by jumping out a first story window.
- 26 April 1994: A British soldier was wounded during an IRA mortar attack on a military base at Crossmaglen.
- 28 April 1994: A former UDR soldier was shot dead by the IRA at his home on Salters Grange Road near Armagh town. He was also a member of the Orange Order.
- 1 May 1994: Two more alleged drug dealers were shot in the knees by the IRA.
- 6 May 1994: An IRA unit fired a rocket at a British Army patrol in the Lenadoon area of Belfast. A woman who was standing nearby was wounded by shrapnel.
- 11 May 1994: An IRA unit launched an attack against a British observation post in west Belfast.
- 12 May 1994: The homes of two RUC officers were bombed by the IRA. An IRA unit also launched a mortar at an RUC base in Newry and a rocket was fired at a British patrol in Poleglass.
- 13 May 1994: A civilian employed by the RUC was killed by the IRA after a booby trap bomb exploded beneath his car as he traveled through Lurgan.
- 14 May 1994: A British soldier was killed when the IRA detonated a bomb next to a British Army permanent vehicle checkpoint in Keady. Another soldier was injured.
- 21 May 1994: A British soldier from Cookstown, County Tyrone, was kidnapped by the IRA and later found shot dead in a field near Mullaghcreevie housing estate in Armagh town.
- 21 May 1994: IRA volunteer Martin DohertyMartin DohertyMartin "Doco" Doherty was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army , who was shot dead while attempting to prevent a bombing by the Ulster Volunteer Force at a pub in Dublin, Republic of Ireland...
was shot dead by the UVF in Dublin while attempting to stop the bombing of a pub. His actions are believed to have save the lives of many people. - 23 May 1994: The IRA shot dead a man in central Belfast. The man had been training with the British Army but had been discharged on medical grounds.
- 23 May 1994: The IRA bombed Fort George British Army base in Derry, injuring one soldier.
- 28 May 1994: An IRA unit raked a British Army checkpoint with gunfire from a van at Aughnacloy, County Tyrone, then crossed the border.
- 30 May 1994: An IRA unit mortared a British Army base in Tempo, County FermanaghTempo, County FermanaghTempo, historically called Tempodeshel , is a small village at the foot of Brougher Mountain in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The Census of 2001 recorded a population of 533 people...
. - 4 June 1994: A leading loyalist paramilitary was injured in an IRA bomb attack in Portadown.
- 10 June 1994: Three British soldiers were wounded when an IRA unit mortared a military checkpoint in Crossmaglen, County Armagh.
- 13 June 1994: An IRA bomb exploded at a railroad station in Hertfordshire, England.
- 17 June 1994: The IRA launched a horizontal mortar at an RUC patrol in west Belfast, but missed their target.
- 21 June 1994: An IRA unit fired a rocket at an RUC patrol in west Belfast.
- 23 June 1994: Two civilians were injured when an IRA bomb exploded in a farmhouse at Cabra, near Dungannon, County Tyrone.
- 26 June 1994: The IRA mortared Pomeroy RUC base, County Tyrone.
- 26 June 1994: An IRA unit fired an horizontal mortar on a British Army Land Rover in West Belfast.
- 4 July 1994: Seven people were injured when an IRA mortar overshot its target (a British Army patrol) and landed in the carpark of a church in south Belfast.
- 8 July 1994: Two British soldiers were injured when their patrol vehicle was hit by an IRA rocket in the Suffolk area of Belfast.
- 10 July 1994: The IRA launched a gun attack on the home of DUP politician Willie McCreaWilliam McCrea (politician)Robert Thomas William McCrea is a politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.-Career:...
, in Magherafelt, County Londonderry. - 11 July 1994: A member of the Ulster Democratic Party, Ray SmallwoodsRay SmallwoodsRaymond "Ray" Smallwoods was a Northern Ireland politician and sometime leader of the Ulster Democratic Party. A leading member of John McMichael's south Belfast Brigade of the Ulster Defence Association , Smallwoods later served as a leading adviser to the UDA's Inner Council...
, was shot dead by the IRA in Lisburn. A five member IRA unit consisting of four men and one woman took over a nearby house the night before and as he left his home the next morning one IRA volunteer ran down the streets and blasted him several times with a shotgun. Smallwoods was a leading member of the UDA and was responsible for shooting and injuring Bernadette McAliskey. - 12 July 1994: A two-ton IRA lorry bomb was discovered in Heysham in England.
- 12 July 1994: A RAF Puma helicopter was hit by an IRA mortar over Newtownhamilton and forced to crash land on a soccer field.
- 15 July 1994: Two constables, an arrested Sinn Féin councillor and an elderly woman motorist were wounded in an IRA gun attack on an RUC vehicle in Killeshil, near Dungannon, County Tyrone.
- 17 July 1994: A civilian from Belfast was shot dead by the IRA and her body dumped on the Fermanagh border. The IRA claimed she was an informer.
- 20 July 1994: An RUC officer was injured in Cookstown, County Tyrone, when an IRA bomb struck an RUC vehicle.
- 21 July 1994: An IRA suitcase-bomb was discovered at Reading Railway Station.
- 24 July 1994: There was an IRA landmine attack on an RUC patrol in CastlewellanCastlewellanCastlewellan is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is beside Castlewellan Lake and Slievenaslat mountain, southwest of Downpatrick. It lies between the Mourne Mountains and Slieve Croob. It had a population of 2,392 people in the 2001 Census....
, Down. - 25 July 1994: A British soldier was shot and wounded by the IRA in Crossmaglen, County Armagh.
- 29 July 1994: More than 40 people were injured when the IRA fired three mortar bombs into Newry RUC base.
- 31 July 1994: Two UDA members, including high ranking member Joe BrattyJoe BrattyJoe Bratty was a Northern Irish loyalist activist and a leading member of the Ulster Defence Association's South Belfast Brigade...
, were shot dead by the IRA on the Ormeau Road in Belfast. The pair were ambushed by two IRA gunmen armed with AK-47AK-47The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...
assault rifles. Up to 50 shots were fired and Bratty was hit at least 18 times. As the UDA men lay wounded on the ground one of the IRA volunteers leaned over them shooting at close range. As the IRA unit made their escape in a getaway car they were pursued by the RUC, shots were exchanged before the IRA car was brought to a halt but the gunmen escaped on foot. - 3 August 1994: Three British soldiers were injured when the IRA mortared Newtownhamilton British Army base.
- 6 August 1994: An RUC officer and a civilian were hurt by an IRA grenade attack at a court-house in Belfast.
- 8 August 1994: An off-duty British soldier was shot dead by the IRA in Crossgar, County Down.The soldier was shot twice in the side of the head by a lone IRA gunman. He was the last British soldier to be killed before the IRA's 1994 ceasefire.
- 13 August 1994: An explosive device left in a bicycle detonated in a shopping centre in Bognor RegisBognor RegisBognor Regis is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Arun district of West Sussex, on the south coast of England. It is south-south-west of London, west of Brighton, and south-east of the city of Chichester. Other nearby towns include Littlehampton east-north-east and Selsey to the...
, West SussexWest SussexWest Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
damaging 15 shops but causing no injuries. A similar device found on Brighton PierBrighton PierThe Brighton Marine Palace and Pier is a pleasure pier in Brighton, England. It is generally known as the Palace Pier for short, but has been informally renamed Brighton Pier since 2000 by its owners, the Noble Organisation, in an attempt to suggest that it is Brighton's only pier...
was made safe using a controlled explosion. - 17 August 1994: The IRA bombed two loyalist pubs in Belfast: the Grove Tavern and the Berlin Arms. There were no injuries.
- 18 August 1994: An IRA firebomb exploded in a bar on the Ormeau RoadOrmeau RoadThe Ormeau Road is a road in south Belfast, Northern Ireland. Ormeau Park is adjacent to it. It forms part of the A24.-History:Having previously been the home of George Chichester, 2nd Marquess of Donegall, a road was first built in 1815, when it was known more commonly as the New Ballynafeigh Road...
. - 18 August 1994: Notorious Dublin criminal and alleged heroin trafficker Martin CahillMartin CahillMartin "The General" Cahill was a prominent Irish criminal from Dublin.Cahill generated a certain notoriety in the media, which referred to him by the sobriquet "The General". The name was also used by the media in order to discuss Cahill's activities while avoiding legal problems with libel...
(AKA The General) was shot dead by the IRA outside his home in RathminesRathminesRathmines is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, about 3 kilometres south of the city centre. It effectively begins at the south side of the Grand Canal and stretches along the Rathmines Road as far as Rathgar to the south, Ranelagh to the east and Harold's Cross to the west.Rathmines has...
. Cahill was shot 4 times at close range with a .357 Magnum through the window of his car. The IRA had claimed he was closely associated with the UVF and had aided them in the attack on the Widow Scallans pub in Dublin which killed IRA volunteer Martin DohertyMartin DohertyMartin "Doco" Doherty was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army , who was shot dead while attempting to prevent a bombing by the Ulster Volunteer Force at a pub in Dublin, Republic of Ireland...
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- 21 August 1994: The IRA mortared a British Army base in RossleaRossleaRosslea or Roslea is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, near the border with County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. It stands on the River Finn and is beset by small natural lakes. Roslea Forest is nearby...
, County Fermanagh. - 21 August 1994: An IRA bomb destroyed the empty car of a British soldier in Maghera, County Londonderry.
- 22 August 1994: A high explosive device was defused outside a Laura AshleyLaura Ashley plcLaura Ashley plc is a British textile design company now controlled by the MUI Group of Malaysia. It was founded by Bernard Ashley, an engineer, and his wife Laura Ashley in 1953 then grew over the next 20 years„“ to become an international retail chain. Sales totalled over £276 million in 2000...
shop in Regent StreetRegent StreetRegent Street is one of the major shopping streets in London's West End, well known to tourists and Londoners alike, and famous for its Christmas illuminations...
, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. - 26 August 1994: An IRA mortar bomb missed the RUC station at DonemanaDonemanaDonemana or Dunnamanagh is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is 11 kilometres north-east of Strabane, on the banks of the Burn Dennett and at the foothills of the Sperrins...
, County Tyrone. - 28 August 1994: An IRA mortar bomb exploded prematurely in its launch tube at a car-park in DownpatrickDownpatrickDownpatrick is a medium-sized town about 33 km south of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the county town of Down with a rich history and strong connection to Saint Patrick. It had a population of 10,316 at the 2001 Census...
, County Down. - 29 August 1994: The IRA fired a rocket at the RUC base in ToomeToomeToome or Toom is a small village and townland on the northwest corner of Lough Neagh in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 722.-History:...
, County Antrim. - 30 August 1994: The IRA carried out a bomb attack on an RUC base at Springfield Road, Belfast.
- 30 August 1994: The IRA launched a mortar bomb at Fort Whiterock Army base at Springfield Road, Belfast.
- 31 August 1994: The IRA declared the first of two ceasefires in the 1990s.
- 6 September 1994: Six IRA volunteers attempted to escape from Whitemoor Jail in CambridgeshireCambridgeshireCambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, England. - 22 September 1994: A Derry man sustained a broken leg in an IRA punishment beating.
- 10 November 1994: A Post Office worker was shot dead when IRA members raided a Royal MailRoyal MailRoyal Mail is the government-owned postal service in the United Kingdom. Royal Mail Holdings plc owns Royal Mail Group Limited, which in turn operates the brands Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide...
sorting office in Newry. The IRA admitted they had carried out the attack but claimed it was not sanctioned by the Army Council and that the ceasefire still stood.
1995
- 29 April 1995: A drug dealer suspected of importing ecstasy tablets into Northern Ireland was shot a number of times by two gunmen while drinking in a bar in central Belfast. The IRA did not claim responsibility but security forces stated that they were responsible. This killing was the first planned assassination by the IRA since the 1994 ceasefire.
- 5 September 1995: A suspected drug dealer was shot dead by the IRA as he sat in his car in the Andersonstown area of west Belfast. He had been named as a drug dealer on posters which had been put up around west Belfast.
- 8 December 1995: An alleged drug-dealer was shot seven times in the back and head in south Belfast by an IRA unit. He had previously served time in prison for handling stolen goods.
- 18 December 1995: An ex-IRA volunteer was shot in the knees and then the chest by IRA volunteers in north Belfast. It was stated during the inquest that he was killed as a result of a personal vendetta by individuals from within the Republican Movement.
1996
- 2 February 1996: The house of a part-time member of the RUC was riddled with gunfire in Moy, County Tyrone. A 'senior security source' claimed that the IRA was responsible, although the IRA later denied responsibility.
- 10 February 1996: The IRA ended its 1994 ceasefire with a massive lorry-bombing in central London adjacent to the South Quay DLR stationSouth Quay DLR stationSouth Quay is a Docklands Light Railway station on the Isle of Dogs, in London. It is between Crossharbour and Heron Quays stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2....
in London Docklands. Despite warnings to evacuate the area two civilians were killed in the bombing. The initial estimate of the damage caused was £85m. - 15 February 1996: A bomb placed in a phone booth on the Charing Cross Road in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
is made safe using a controlled explosion. - 18 February 1996: An improvised high explosive device detonated prematurely on a bus in AldwychAldwychAldwych is a place and road in the City of Westminster in London, England.-Description:Aldwych, the road, is a crescent, connected to the Strand at both ends. At its centre, it meets the Kingsway...
, in central London, killing Edward O'BrienEdward O'Brien (Irish republican)Edward O'Brien, more commonly known as Ed O'Brien or Eddie O'Brien, was a Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer from Gorey in Co Wexford, Ireland.-Background:...
, the IRA operative transporting the device and injuring 8 others. - 9 March 1996: The IRA claimed responsibility for a small bomb which exploded on the Old Brompton Road in London, England.
- 31 March 1996: The IRA handed over £20,000 pounds of captured cannabis to a Priest in Newry who then handed it over to the RUC. The IRA said they had captured it from a drug-dealer.
- 7 April 1996: The IRA detonated a bomb in Earls Court, west London.
- 24 April 1996: Two small IRA bombs exploded underneath Hammersmith Bridge, London.
- 7 June 1996: Detective Garda Jerry McCabeJerry McCabeDetective Garda Jerry McCabe was a member of the Garda Síochána, the police force of the Republic of Ireland. McCabe was murdered in Adare, County Limerick on 7 June 1996, by members of the paramilitary group, the Provisional IRA, during the attempted robbery of a post office van.-Early...
was shot dead by the IRA during a botched post-office robbery in AdareAdare-General information:Adare's origin is as a settlement by a crossing point on the river Maigue. It is situated 16 km from Limerick City. Renowned as one of Ireland's prettiest villages, Adare is designated as a Heritage Town by the Irish government...
, County LimerickLimerickLimerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
. - 15 June 1996: The IRA detonated a 3000 lb (1,360.8 kg) bomb in Manchester1996 Manchester bombingThe 1996 Manchester bombing was an attack carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army on 15 June 1996 in Manchester, England. The bomb, placed in a van on Corporation Street in city centre, targeted the city's infrastructure and economy and caused widespread damage, estimated by...
, injuring over 200 people and causing damage valued at £411m. This was the largest IRA bomb ever detonated in Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, and the largest bomb to explode in Great Britain since the Second World War. - 28 June 1996: An IRA unit mortared a British Army baseOsnabrück mortar attackThe Osnabrück mortar attack was an improvised mortar attack carried out by a Provisional Irish Republican Army unit based in mainland Europe on 28 June 1996 against the Quebec British Army barracks at Osnabrück inside the largest British military garrison then deployed in Germany.-Background:The...
at OsnabrückOsnabrückOsnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest...
in Germany. The attack caused widespread damage when a shell landed near the base's fuel depot. - 23 September 1996: IRA volunteer Diarmuid O'NeillDiarmuid O'NeillDiarmuid O'Neill , was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army . O'Neill was killed in London in 1996 during a police raid on the hotel where he and two other IRA volunteers were staying...
was shot dead by British police during a raid on his home in HammersmithHammersmithHammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, England, in the United Kingdom, approximately five miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames...
, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. O'Neill was unarmed and had his hands in the air when he was shot six-times by British police. - 7 October 1996: The IRA detonated two car bombs at the British Army's Northern Ireland HQ, Thiepval BarracksThiepval BarracksThiepval Barracks in Lisburn, County Antrim, is the headquarters of the British Army in Northern Ireland and its 38th Brigade. In August 2008, 19th Light Brigade moved into Thiepval Barracks from Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire...
, killing a British soldier and injuring 21 soldiers and 11 civilian workers. - 20 December 1996: An RUC officer was shot and injured in an IRA gun attack in a Belfast children's hospital. The officer was protecting DUP Councillor Nigel DoddsNigel DoddsNigel Alexander Dodds, OBE, MP, BL is a barrister and Northern Irish unionist politician. He is Member of Parliament for Belfast North, and deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party. He has been Lord Mayor of Belfast twice, and from 1993 has been General Secretary of the DUP...
.
1997
- 1 January 1997: Two bombs containing approximately 500 lb (226.8 kg) of explosive were defused at Belfast CastleBelfast CastleBelfast Castle is set on the slopes of Cavehill Country Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland in a prominent position above sea level. Its location provides unobstructed views of the city of Belfast and Belfast Lough.-History:...
. It is believed that the IRA were responsible. - 5 January 1997: A 250 lb (113.4 kg) bomb was defused near Cullyhanna, County Armagh. The IRA is believed to have been responsible.
- 6 January 1997: An RUC officer was injured when the IRA fired a rocket at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast.
- 11 January 1997: An RUC base in County Fermanagh was mortared by the IRA. The attack took place in the village of Tempo. Two mortar shells landed on the station grounds, one crashing through the building's roof, but both of them failed to detonate.
- 11 January 1997: A British Army post in Belfast was attacked by gunfire. The IRA is suspected.
- 13 January 1997: An IRA unit fired a horizontal mortar at a joint British Army/RUC patrol on Kennedy Way in Belfast. There were no injuries.
- 18 January 1997: An IRA unit fired two mortars at an armoured RUC patrol in Downpatrick, County Down. There were no injuries.
- 20 January 1997: An IRA unit hurled two explosive devices at a British armoured vehicle as it left Mountpottinger RUC barracks, County Antrim. There were no injuries.
- 27 January 1997: An IRA unit fired a rocket at an RUC Landrover in Toome, County Antrim.
- 28 January 1997: It is believed the IRA was responsible for firing two rockets at an RUC patrol on the Springfield Road, Belfast.
- 5 February 1997: An IRA unit fired a mortar at a British patrol on Newell Road in Dungannon, County Tyrone. There were no injuries.
- 10 February 1997: A massive landmine was discovered on the A5 motorway between Strabane and Omagh. The IRA said it was intended for a British patrol but the presence of civilians in the area forced them to disarm the device.
- 10 February 1997: A horizontal mortar fired by an IRA unit hit an RUC armoured vehicle leaving a security base. The ambush took place outside the village of Pomeroy, County Tyrone. One RUC officer was injured.
- 12 February 1997: A British soldier was shot dead by the IRA South Armagh sniper near the British Army base in Bessbrook, County Armagh, Lance Bombadier Stephen Restorick was the last British soldier to be killed in Northern Ireland during Operation BannerOperation BannerOperation Banner was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland from August 1969 to July 2007. It was initially deployed at the request of the Unionist government of Northern Ireland to support the Royal Ulster Constabulary . After the 1998 Belfast Agreement,...
. - 13 February 1997: An RUC patrol vehicle was hit by an IRA rocket in the Kilwikie estate in Lurgan, County Armagh. There were no injuries.
- 22 February 1997: An IRA mortar unit was intercepted by the RUC in Caledon, County Tyrone, on its way to carry out an attack on a British security facility. A five-mile (8 km) chase followed before the IRA volunteers managed to escape on foot.
- 26 February 1997: A 16 year-old youth was beaten in an alleged IRA punishment attack in Armagh town.
- 2 March 1997: A primed IRA mortar was discovered near Warrenpoint, County Down.
- 6 March 1997: The IRA detonated a large bomb on Glenalina Road in Belfast as a joint British Army/RUC patrol passed.
- 13 March 1997: A British soldier was injured by an IRA grenade in Ardoyne, Belfast. Several people was arrested in the aftermath.
- 13 March 1997: A British soldier and an RUC officer were injured in an IRA bomb attack in the Short Strand area of Belfast.
- 18 March 1997: The IRA launched a twin-tube mortar attack on an RUC mobile patrol at Downpatrick, County Down.
- 26 March 1997: The IRA carried out a double bomb attack on a mainline railway and signal box in WilmslowWilmslow-Economy:Wilmslow is well known, like Alderley Edge, for having many famous residents, notably footballers, stars of Coronation Street and rich North West businessmen. The town is part of the so-called Golden Triangle in the north west together with Alderley Edge and Prestbury...
, England. There was also a hoax bomb alert on the main Doncaster line. The attacks caused major and widespread railway and traffic disruption. - 26 March 1997: A 1 kg home-made bomb was thrown by IRA volunteers to the Army/RUC base at Coalisland, County Tyrone. The device blew a hole in the perimeter fence. Undercover British soldiers shot and seriously injured 19 year-old Gareth Doris seconds later. The soldiers left the scene under the protection of the RUC after being cornered by a crowd and after firing shots in the air. Two women were wounded by plastic bullets fired by RUC officers. See 1997 Coalisland attack1997 Coalisland attackOn the evening of 26 March 1997, the Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade launched an improvised grenade attack on the fortified RUC/British Army base in Coalisland, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The blast sparked an immediate reaction by an SAS unit, who shot and wounded alleged IRA volunteer...
- 29 March 1997: An RUC officer was badly wounded when he was shot by the South Armagh Sniper outside Forkill joint security base, County Armagh.
- 3 April 1997: The discovery of two bombs on main motorways in England following coded warnings by the IRA resulted in widespread disruption.
- 6 April 1997: The British Grand NationalGrand NationalThe Grand National is a world-famous National Hunt horse race which is held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. It is a handicap chase run over a distance of four miles and 856 yards , with horses jumping thirty fences over two circuits of Aintree's National Course...
horse race at Aintree RacecourseAintree RacecourseAintree Racecourse is a racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England.It was served by Aintree Racecourse railway station until the station closed in the 1960s....
was abandoned after the IRA warned that bombs had been planted in the area. No explosive devices were found. - 9 April 1997: The IRA attacked two British border checkpoints near Rosslea, County Fermanagh. Both checkpoints were raked with automatic gunfire.
- 10 April 1996: Sixteen undercover SAS members restrained four IRA volunteers, part of one of the two sniper teams which operated in South Armagh and handed them over to the RUC, after tracking the IRA men to a farm complex. The owner of the farm was also arrested.
- 10 April 1997: A female RUC officer was shot and badly wounded by an IRA sniper in Derry City.
- 14 April 1997: A civilian went into hiding after he was badly beaten in an IRA punishment attack in Derry.
- 18 April 1997: A series of bombs and bomb alerts brought Britain's transport system to a halt and effectively cut all the main routes connecting England to ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Bomb alerts closed large sections of the M6 motorway. A bomb exploded closing Leeds railway station while another bomb explosion at a rail bridge in Doncaster halted both rail and motorway traffic. - 21 April 1997: IRA bomb hoaxes almost entirely closed down Londons transport links. King's Cross, St. Pancras, Charing Cross, Paddington, Baker Street and all three railway stations at Watford junction were evacuated due to bomb alerts. Soon after alerts closed Gatwick, Stansted and parts of Heathrow airports. By 9:00 AM, at the height of the rush hour, London was 'gridlocked' with a ten mile (16 km) jam on the M25.
- 25 April 1997: Two bombs planted by the IRA blew up next to M6 motorwayM6 motorwayThe M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...
in central England. A 132,000 volt electricity pylonElectricity pylonA transmission tower is a tall structure, usually a steel lattice tower, used to support an overhead power line. They are used in high-voltage AC and DC systems, and come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes...
was damaged. - 29 April 1997: Britain's transport industry claimed minimum losses of £30 million after a series of IRA bomb alerts in southern England brought traffic to a standstill.
- 31 May 1997: A massive IRA landmine was discovered in Poleglass. The IRA said the device was intended for a British patrol but that the attack had to be abandoned due to the proximity of civilians to the ambush site. The firing mechanism was disabled and a warning phoned in.
- 5 June 1997: The IRA carried out a gun attack on a British Army unit in Derry.
- 16 June 1997: Two RUC officers were shot dead in an IRA ambush while on foot patrol in Lurgan, County Armagh. Both officers were shot at point blank range in the back of the head.
- 26 June 1997: An IRA unit fired a rocket propelled grenade at a British armoured patrol in north Belfast. The rocket bounced off the vehicle and exploded in an empty building.
- 5 July 1997: An IRA unit shot and seriously wounded an RUC female officer in the town of Coalisland, County Tyrone.
- 6 July 1997: The IRA carried out a number of blast-bomb and gun attacks on the RUC across Belfast City in the course of fierce riots which erupted in nationalist areas after the Orange Order was allowed to march on DrumcreeDrumcree conflictThe Drumcree conflict or Drumcree standoff is an ongoing dispute over a yearly parade in the town of Portadown, Northern Ireland. The dispute is between the Orange Order and local residents. The residents are currently represented by the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition ; before 1995 they were...
. See 1997 nationalist riots in Northern Ireland1997 nationalist riots in Northern IrelandFrom 6 July to 11 July 1997 there was a series of mass protests, fierce riots and gun battles in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland. Irish nationalists and republicans, in some cases supported by the Provisional Irish Republican Army , attacked the Royal Ulster Constabulary and...
. - 6 July 1997: An IRA unit forced to withdraw a number of riot squads who were trying to move into the Markets area of Belfast.
- 6 July 1997: A military base in West Belfast came under gun and grenade attack from an IRA unit. A Protestant teenager was shot in the shoulder. Another Army base at the end of Lenadoon Avenue suffered a similar attack.
- 7 July 1997: Two IRA volunteers exchanged fire with an RUC patrol at a checkpoint in English Street, Armagh town. The checkpoint was attacked with petrol bombs in the aftermath.
- 7 July 1997: A train near Lurgan, County Armagh, was boarded by seven IRA masked men and set on fire, destroying five carriages.
- 8 July 1997: There was a gun battle between loyalist and IRA volunteers in ArdoyneArdoyneArdoyne is an Irish nationalist, working class and mainly Catholic district in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. It gained notoriety due to the large number of incidents during "The Troubles". It is home to approximately 20,000 inhabitants...
, Belfast. The IRA claim that two loyalist were wounded. - 8 July 1997: IRA gunmen beat off an attempt by British soldiers and RUC officers to regain control of the streets around a Catholic housing in North Belfast where rioters had erected barricades.
- 8 July 1997: A landmine was planted by the IRA near Dungannon, County Tyrone, where there was a bomb alert.
- 9 July 1997: Another train was burned by the IRA in Newry station, County Down.
- 9 July 1997: IRA gunmen hijacked and burned a number of vehicles at Dungannon, County Tyrone.
- 11 July 1997: Three British soldiers and two RUC officers were injured when the IRA launched a gun and bomb attack on their checkpoint in North Belfast. The IRA unit fired 56 shots from two AK-47 assault rifles and also threw a coffee-jar bomb.
- 12 July 1997: A Mark-15 mortar bomb was fired at Newtownhamilton British Army barracks, southern County Armagh. The shell exploded just outside the perimeter fence.
- 13 July 1997: The IRA claimed responsibility for shooting two men in the knees in Newry. They claimed the men were criminals who had been responsible for assaulting two members of Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
as well as stealing from local businesses. - 19 July 1997: The IRA declared a second ceasefire. They state that: "We have ordered the unequivocal restoration of the ceasefire of August 1994. All IRA units have been instructed accordingly".
- 12 September 1997: Four unarmed IRA volunteers stopped a member of the Continuity IRA in Ardoyne and confiscated his gun from him.
- October 1997: The Continuity IRA accused the IRA of destroying one of their bombs south of the border before it could be transported north.
- October 1997: An IRA volunteer assaulted and injured a Continuity IRA volunteer as he attempted to place a bomb in a bank in Derry City.
- 10 December 1997: Liam Averill, an IRA volunteer, escaped from the Maze Prison by dressing up as a woman and boarding a coach which was transporting prisoners families.
1998
- 9 February 1998: Convicted drug-dealer Brendan Campbell was shot dead by the IRA on Lisburn Road, Belfast.
- 10 February 1998: The IRA was believed to be responsible for killing UDA member Bobby Dougan in retaliation for the killings of Catholics. Sinn Féin was temporarily excluded from peace talks as a result.
- 19 July 1998: Andrew Kearney, a civilian from the New Lodge in Belfast was shot in the legs outside his girlfriends house and died of his injuries. His family have claimed he was killed by the IRA after he assaulted a leading IRA volunteer from north Belfast.
- 8 October 1998: The USA removed the Provisional IRA from its list of foreign terrorist organizations.
- 21 November 1998: An alleged drug dealer was shot dead by the IRA in Dublin.
1999
- 27 January 1999: Former IRA volunteer and RUC informant Eamon CollinsEamon CollinsEamon Collins was a Provisional Irish Republican Army activist in the late 1970s and 1980s. He turned his back on the organisation in the late 1980s and later co-authored a book called Killing Rage telling of his experiences in the IRA...
was killed near NewryNewryNewry is a city in Northern Ireland. The River Clanrye, which runs through the city, formed the historic border between County Armagh and County Down. It is from Belfast and from Dublin. Newry had a population of 27,433 at the 2001 Census, while Newry and Mourne Council Area had a population...
, shortly after testifying against Thomas "Slab" Murphy, leader of the South Armagh BrigadeProvisional IRA South Armagh BrigadeThe South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army operated during the Troubles in south County Armagh. It was organised into two battalions, one around Jonesborough and another around Crossmaglen. By the 1990s, the South Armagh Brigade was thought to consist of about 40 members,...
in a libel case with the Sunday Times. Mr. Collins was badly beaten and had a spike pushed through his face. - 9 May 1999: Brendan Fegan, a convicted drug dealer and believed to be one of the most prominent drug dealers in Northern Ireland, was shot dead by the IRA in Newry.
- 13 June 1999: Paul Downey, regarded as one of the most prominent drug dealers in Newry, was kidnapped from a hotel in Newry by an IRA unit, he was then shot in the head and his body dumped near Beleek.
- 17 June 1999: British agent Martin McGartlandMartin McGartlandMartin McGartland is a former Provisional Irish Republican Army informer who joined the organisation in order to pass information to British security forces. When he was exposed as an informer in 1991, he escaped from IRA custody and was resettled in England. His identity became known after a...
was shot seven times at close range by the IRA while at his home in TynesideTynesideTyneside is a conurbation in North East England, defined by the Office of National Statistics, which is home to over 80% of the population of Tyne and Wear. It includes the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside — all settlements on...
, England. He survived despite serious injuries. - 30 July 1999: Charles Bennett was shot in a punishment attack outside a GAA club in west Belfast. He died of his injuries a short time later. The IRA is believed to have been responsible. It is believed he was suspected of stealing IRA weapons.
See also
- Timeline of Continuity Irish Republican Army actions
- Timeline of Real Irish Republican Army actions
- Timeline of Irish National Liberation Army actions
- Timeline of Ulster Volunteer Force actionsTimeline of Ulster Volunteer Force actionsThis is a timeline of actions by the Ulster Volunteer Force , a loyalist paramilitary group formed in 1966. It includes actions carried out by the Red Hand Commando , a group integrated into the UVF shortly after their formation in 1972. It also includes attacks claimed by the Protestant Action...
- Timeline of Ulster Defence Association actionsTimeline of Ulster Defence Association actionsThis is a timeline of actions by the Ulster Defence Association , a loyalist paramilitary group formed in 1971. Most of these actions took place during the conflict known as "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland....
- Timeline of Ulster Defence Regiment operations
- Timeline of the Northern Ireland Troubles