Continuity Irish Republican Army
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The Continuity Irish Republican Army is a dissident paramilitary group that opposes the Northern Ireland peace process and seeks to end British rule in Northern Ireland through armed struggle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Continuity Irish Republican Army canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4583112 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Continuity Irish Republican Army Context triple: [Irish republican movement, associatedOrganization, Continuity Irish Republican Army]
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A.
pre-1969 Irish Republican Army
The pre-1969 Irish Republican Army was the unified republican paramilitary organization in Ireland that pursued the end of British rule and the reunification of Ireland before its split into Official and Provisional factions.
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B.
Irish Republican Army
The Irish Republican Army was a paramilitary organization dedicated to ending British rule in Northern Ireland and achieving a united Irish republic, active in various forms throughout the 20th century.
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C.
Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican paramilitary organization that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland and played a central role in the conflict known as the Troubles.
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D.
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
The Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) was the guerrilla military organization of Irish republicans that fought British rule in Ireland and sought to establish an independent Irish republic during the early 20th century.
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E.
Real Irish Republican Army
The Real Irish Republican Army is a dissident Irish republican paramilitary group that split from the Provisional IRA and is best known for its violent opposition to the Northern Ireland peace process.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Continuity Irish Republican Army Target entity description: The Continuity Irish Republican Army is a dissident paramilitary group that opposes the Northern Ireland peace process and seeks to end British rule in Northern Ireland through armed struggle.
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A.
pre-1969 Irish Republican Army
The pre-1969 Irish Republican Army was the unified republican paramilitary organization in Ireland that pursued the end of British rule and the reunification of Ireland before its split into Official and Provisional factions.
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B.
Irish Republican Army
The Irish Republican Army was a paramilitary organization dedicated to ending British rule in Northern Ireland and achieving a united Irish republic, active in various forms throughout the 20th century.
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C.
Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican paramilitary organization that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland and played a central role in the conflict known as the Troubles.
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D.
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
The Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) was the guerrilla military organization of Irish republicans that fought British rule in Ireland and sought to establish an independent Irish republic during the early 20th century.
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E.
Real Irish Republican Army
The Real Irish Republican Army is a dissident Irish republican paramilitary group that split from the Provisional IRA and is best known for its violent opposition to the Northern Ireland peace process.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish republican paramilitary group
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dissident republican group ⓘ paramilitary organization ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1990s
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2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ 2020s ⓘ |
| armedCampaignLocation |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedWingOf | Republican Sinn Féin (claimed association) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimsContinuityWith | Irish Republican Army (pre-1969) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | dissident Irish republican paramilitary group ⓘ |
| conflict |
Troubles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post-Good Friday Agreement dissident republican campaign ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designatedAs |
terrorist organisation by the Republic of Ireland
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terrorist organisation by the United Kingdom ⓘ terrorist organisation by the United States ⓘ |
| enemy |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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British security forces ⓘ Police Service of Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
end British rule in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
establish a united Ireland ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
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Irish republicanism ⓘ physical-force republicanism ⓘ |
| linkedPoliticalWing | Republican Sinn Féin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motive |
Irish reunification
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removal of British presence from Ireland ⓘ |
| opposes |
British sovereignty in Northern Ireland
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Good Friday Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland peace process NERFINISHED ⓘ power-sharing institutions in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | clandestine ⓘ |
| region |
Northern Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeks | withdrawal of British forces from Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| splitFrom | Provisional Irish Republican Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
illegal organisation in the Republic of Ireland
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illegal organisation in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| supports | abstentionism from British and Irish parliaments ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
armed struggle
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bombings ⓘ punishment attacks ⓘ shootings ⓘ |
| usesWeapon |
firearms
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improvised explosive devices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Continuity Irish Republican Army Description of subject: The Continuity Irish Republican Army is a dissident paramilitary group that opposes the Northern Ireland peace process and seeks to end British rule in Northern Ireland through armed struggle.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.