Line up of Amazon movies shows something I found interesting: IRA movies in the 90's

Recently read this book. If you're interested in The Troubles, I highly highly recommend it.



Patriot Games and The Devil's Own are good movies. I thought Blown Away stunk. Michael Collins also came out in the 90s, if you like historical movies.

The IRA pulled off some stuff.

Assassinated Lord Mountbatten.

Tried to blow up Queen Elizabeth.

I was born in the UK in '85 so I'm more aware of it than probably most folks my age but still taking more appreciation for what happened.

I am reading about the “ troubles” now. The British had to move around some of those counties by helicopter instead of by ground. Kind of like Afghanistan.

The Jackel was a 90’s film that involved the IRA.

You used to be able to go into any Irish bar in NYC, Philly, etc. and see a donation jar for Noraid, which was an IRA front organization. Irish Americans liked to contribute to The Cause. It made them feel connected to the old country. The IRA played up that sentiment here while making no secret overseas of its ideological and material links to other international terror groups.

As long as the IRA kept its targets to the British military and government, and tried to minimize civilian casualties, they could plausibly claim to be a legitimate resistance group. They got more reckless in the eighties and nineties, going after softer targets on both sides of the border. This led to the Irish government recognizing the IRA as an existential threat and cracking down on them in the south. At the same time, the US went after their financiers here, and their source of funds dried up.

Meanwhile, a lot of neutral or sympathetic people had been sickened by the new expanded terror campaign. Bono's "frick the revolution" monologue the night of the Remembrance Day bombing was a significant turning point; he said it at some risk to his personal safety. Fun fact: it was at the Baton Rouge concert on their US tour.

Explain. American people who claim they're irish on st Patrick's day were funding it's?

Michael Collins with Liam Neeson also from the 90’s

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You used to be able to go into any Irish bar in NYC, Philly,

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in real Irish pubs you still can, some have special rooms for Irish that are loyal and dedicated to the "cause"

the IRA caused Crockett's Ferrari Daytona to get blown up. frick those assholes.

Wiki link to list of IRA Bombings

IRA loved them some bombings. Roughly 10K bombings in 30 years.

ETA: The IRA's armed campaign, primarily in Northern Ireland but also in England and mainland Europe, caused the deaths of over 1,700 people, including roughly 1,000 members of the British security forces, and 500–644 civilians. In addition 275–300 members of the IRA were killed during the conflict.