Two #IRA splinters were active during #TheTroubles. Initially larger, by the time of the #AldershotBombing in England, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1972, #OfficialIRA was noticeably smaller. This attack killed seven and wounded 19; the only military fatality was a Catholic chaplain.

Hunger, money laundering, a drunken brawl - and getting kicked out: The Official IRA’s ‘training’ trip to North Korea North Korea is one of the world’s most secretive states – known for its dictators who are treated like gods and their iron-clad grip on citizens.

Hunger, money laundering, a drunken brawl - getting kicked out: The Official IRA’s ‘training’ trip to North Korea
- podcast interview by Olivia Peden with @johnmcsweeney.bsky.social in @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
#officialira #northkorea #workersparty #ira
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