1988 in the Irish Republican Army

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See also: 1987 in the Irish Republican Army, other events of 1988, 1989 in the Irish Republican Army and the list of 'years in the Irish Republican Army'.

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  • March 6 - Three unidentified IRA members, suspected of having a remote control explosive dentonator in their possession, are shot and killed by a team of British SAS agents in Gibralter.
  • March 16 - During a funeral service for a recently killed IRA member, a member of the Protestant UVF tosses a bomb into the cround of 5,000 in attendance killing three and wounded dozens more.
  • March 19 - After their vehicle is trapped by an angry crowd, two British soldiers are beaten to death by mourners at an IRA funeral.
  • August 30 - Three members of the Provisional IRA are killed in Northern Ireland after an ambush by SAS members.

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