1985 in the Irish Republican Army
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See also: 1984 in the Irish Republican Army, other events of 1985, 1986 in the Irish Republican Army and the timeline of the Irish Republican Army.
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- February 17 - Patrick Kerr, a prison official, is killed by members of the Provisional IRA as he walked with his children from Mass in Armagh.
- February 20 - RUC member Frank Murphy is killed by Provisional IRA members while driving through Armagh.
- February 23 - Three members (volunteers) within the Provisional IRA are killed by police in Strabane.
- February 26 - Nine RUC members are killed in a mortar attack by the Provisional IRA in Newry.
- March 3 - RUC member Hugh McCormac is killed with walking with his family to Mass in Enniskillen.
