dissident irish republican army

Noun
  1. A radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire;
    Has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement (synset 108057514)
    referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
    domain region: eire, ireland, irish republic, republic of ireland - a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    same as: real ira, real irish republican army, rira

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