List of members of the Irish Republican Army

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This is a list of prominent members of the Irish Republican Army and other nationalist movements in Ireland.

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[edit] The Fenian & Irish Republican Brotherhood: 1858-1916

[edit] Easter Rising & Irish War of Independence: 1916-1922

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  • Frank Aiken (1898-1983), a founding member of the Fianna Fáil and later commanded the Fourth Northern Division of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the War of Independence. Aiken was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1923 and would remain in politics until 1973.
  • Todd Andrews (1901-1985), a member of the Irish Volunteers serving in the Irish War of Independence and participated in a 10 day hunger strike in 1920. He was later interned during the Irish Civil War after siding with Anti-Treaty forces before becoming a civil servant in his later years most prominantly as chairman of the Irish transport company, Córas Iompair Éireann.

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  • Tom Barry (1897-1980), a prominent figure on the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. Although fighting with Anti-Treaty forces, he was briefly expelled from the organization until the 1930s and was later involved in politics and writing.
  • Piaras Béaslaí (1881-1965), a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood who patricipated in the infiltration of the Gaelic League and fought in the Easter Rising and Irish War of Independence. He was later involved in the Sein Fein political party and writing.
  • Dan Breen (1894-1969), an early member of the Irish Volounteers and served as leader of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence. He would later become a prominent figure in the Fianna Fáil.
  • George Brent (1899-1979), an American actor who acted as a courrier during Irish War of Independence.
  • Eamon Broy (1887-1972), an officer in the Dublin Metropolitan Police actig as a double agent during Irish War of Independence. He later served as Garda Commissioner during the mid-1930s.
  • Cathal Brugha (1874-1922), former British soldier active in the Easter Rising, the Anglo-Irish War, and the Irish Civil War.

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  • Charles Carrigan (1882-1916), a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and served as Chairman of Sinn Fein’s first Cumann in Scotland before his death on Easter Rising.
  • Robert Erskine Childers (1870-1922), British author involved in gunrunning and later member of the Sean Fein who secretary-general of the Irish delegation during negotiations of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
  • Michael Collins (1890-1922), director of Intelligence for the IRA during the Irish War of Independence and serrved as Commander-In-Chief of the Irish National Army
  • Andy Cooney (d. 1968), a member of the Third Battalion of the Dublin Brigade and a suspected participant in the execution of the Cairo Gang
  • Timothy Coughlin (d. 1928), a member of the Dublin Brigade during the War of Independence who assassinated Vice President of the Executive Council Kevin O'Higgins.

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[edit] The Official Irish Republican Army & Post-Independence: 1922-present

This list includes membres of the Provisional IRA as well as subsequent splinter groups including the Continuity IRA and the Real IRA.

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  • Charles Agnew
  • Paddy Agnew
  • Tony Ahern
  • Brian Arthurs - Commander, Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade

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  • Martin Engelen

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  • Seamus Twomey (1911-1989), served twice as Chief of Staff for the Provisional IRA.
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