In 1980s

banned British
radio and TV
broadcasts
They nearly from allowing
successfully any member
killed the of the IRA or
Prime Minister, This increased Sinn Fein to
Main methods Margaret support for be broadcast.
were shootings Thatcher in the IRA Security forces
and bombs October 1984 Set off huge authorised to
bombs in hold anyone
London and suspected
Manchester of terrorism
They without
were most He stopped
prisoners charge or trial
destructive in
the early 1970s being treated
as political The army, SAS They were
prisoners and intelligence
Suicide bombs against a large,
service tried modern army
Actions to disrupt alongside a
Killed may Roy Mason operations by well-organised
soliders, police became techniques police force.
and civilians He authorised secretary based on
the use of SAS of state for intelligence
against them Northern The British
Ireland and army was
Targeted Kidnapping and he increased
businesses hostage taking sent to keep
the level of Getting tough peace but
to disrupt raised funds British forces.
economic life along with they became
bank robberies the target for
IRA attack.
Strength of the enemy
Deaths caused
by the IRA fell
Charismatic
Defend leaders
National
communities Gerry Adams
and Martin
McGuinness Adams was
The IRA elected to the
To remove Aims Westminster
British troops Parliament.
from Northern
Poverty
Ireland
In Northern
Ireland the
majority of
Reunite Ireland the recruits Hunger strikes
came from in protest
Republican Unemployment poorer catholic
prisoners against British
was around areas in Belfast governments
became 35%-45% in and Derry.
propaganda refusal to grant
these areas. them special
symbols
Strenghts of IRA prisoner states
Politic al
History strategies (Sinn
Formed in Féin) 1980s
Culture and 1916 to fight
Effective Methods
propoganda in rebellion The Great Easy to
leadership and
organisation.
against Famine in recruit young of PIRA
British control the 1840s. unemployed
of Ireland men - Ceasefire
convinced 1975-1976
by poverty Injustice
International and lack of
support opportunity due
Bloody Sunday to the unjust
Sinn Fein Use as much
- unarmed treatment
was a political force as
troops shot by by British possible
party that Talk British troops. government. 1969-1975
represented The British
the IRAs wing. government
wouldn't listen
to them and Peace
Northern strategy 1998 The 'long
Adams and Ireland's own - Good Friday war; late
McGuinness parliament was Agreement 1970s-1990s
In 1993 the
Gave the were able to dominated
British and Irish
british The British get nearly all by unionist
governments
government an government Republicans politicians.
signed the
organisation Downing Street agreed to to sign up
they could declaration. secret talks to a lasting
talk to - it in 1970s. ceasefire Dramatically
was criticised (Good Friday reduced British
for talking to agreement). influence
terrorists. in northern
Ireland helping
Adams the catholic
convinced they community
couldn't win.
Made most of
sympathy from
hunger strikes.