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 Gibraltar.
- March 16 - During a funeral service for a recently killed IRA member, a member of the Protestant UVF tosses a bomb into the crowd of 5,000 in attendance killing three and wounding 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.
