This is a List of Irish Republican separatists organizations assassinations. The list includes organizations as Official Irish Republican Army, Irish People's Liberation Organisation, Irish National Liberation Army, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Real irish Republican Army and the New Irish Republican Army.
List Name Title PlaceLocation Date of death Killed byWilliam J. TwaddellUlster Unionist Party MP for Belfast West, and former member of the Ulster Imperial GuardsBelfastNorthern Ireland22 May 1922Irish Republican Army.Henry WilsonUlster Unionist Party MP for North Down, and former British Army Field Marshal.London22 June 1922Henry Boyle Townshend SomervilleVice Admiral in the Royal NavyCastletownshend24 March 1936Anti-Treaty IRARobert CurtisBritish Army soldierBelfastNorthern Ireland6 February 1971Provisional Irish Republican Army.John McCaigBritish Army personnel10 March 1971Dougald McCaugheyJoseph McCaigMichael WillettsBritish Army soldier25 May 1971John BarnhillUlster Unionist Party SenatorStrabane12 December 1971Official Irish Republican ArmyGerard WestonRoman Catholic priestAldershot22 February 1972Sydney AgnewBus conductorBelfastNorthern Ireland18 January 1972Uncertain whether the Provisional Irish Republican Army or the Official Irish Republican Army.Samuel DoneganInspector of the Garda SíochánaNewtownbutler, County Fermanagh8 June 1972Provisional Irish Republican Army.William J. StauntonBritish magistrateBelfast25 January 1973Peter WilsonNorthern Irish resident1 August 1973Thomas NiedermayerGerman industrialist1973Billy FoxFine Gael TD for Monaghan in Dáil Éireann and Senator in Seanad ÉireannTircooney, County Monaghan, 12 March 1974Martin McBirneymagistrateBelfastNorthern Ireland16 September 1974Rory ConaghanStephen TibblePolice officer of the Metropolitan Police ServiceLondon26 February 1975Billy McMillenMember of Official Sinn Féin and the Official Irish Republican ArmyBelfastNorthern Ireland28 April 1975 Irish National Liberation ArmyRoger GoadPolice officer of the Metropolitan Police ServiceLondon29 August 1975Provisional Irish Republican ArmyGordon Hamilton FairleyProfessor of medical oncology at St Bartholomew's Hospital23 October 1975Sammy SmythNorthern Irish loyalist founding member of the Ulster Defence AssociationArdoyneNorthern Ireland10 March 1976Robert McConnellNorthern Irish loyalist and soldier in the Ulster Defence RegimentNewtownhamilton, County Armagh5 April 1976Christopher Ewart-BiggsBritish Ambassador to IrelandDublin21 July 1976Michael ClerkinPolice officer of the Garda SíochánaPortarlington, County Laois,16 October 1976Robert NairacBritish Army officerRavensdale Woods, County Louth,15 May 1977Seamus CostelloLeader of the Irish Republican Socialist Party and former leader of the Irish National Liberation ArmyDublin5 October 1977Official Irish Republican ArmyIan Corden-LloydBritish Army officerJonesborough, County ArmaghNorthern Ireland17 February 1978Provisional Irish Republican ArmyRichard SykesBritish Ambassador to the NetherlandHague22 March 1979Airey NeaveShadow Secretary of State for Northern IrelandLondon30 March 1979Irish National Liberation ArmyEamon RyanIrish civil servantTramore, County Waterford,7 August 1979Provisional Irish Republican ArmyLouis Mountbatten1st Earl Mountbatten of BurmaMullaghmore, County Sligo27 August 1979Doreen KnatchbullBaroness Brabourne Anglo-Irish aristocrat, socialite28 August 1979John MorleyDetective of the Garda SíochánaLoughglynnNorthern Ireland7 July 1980Irish National Liberation ArmyHenry ByrnePolice officer of the Garda SíochánaHerbert WestmacottBritish Army officerBelfast2 May 1980Provisional Irish Republican ArmySeamus QuaidPolice officer of the Garda SíochánaBallyconnick, County Wexford,13 October 1980James StrongeFormer Ulster Unionist Party MP for Mid-Armagh and MPA for ArmaghTynan, County ArmaghNorthern Ireland21 January 1981William McCulloughLeading member of the Ulster Defence AssociationBelfast16 October 1981Irish National Liberation ArmyKenneth HoworthPolice officer of the Metropolitan Police ServiceLondon26 October 1981Provisional Irish Republican Army.Robert BradfordBoth an Ulster Unionist Party and Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party MP for Belfast South and Methodist Minister. Belfast14 November 1981John McKeagueUlster loyalist and founding member of the Red Hand Commando paramilitary29 January 1982Irish National Liberation ArmyEdgar GrahamUlster Unionist Party MPA for Belfast South, barrister and academic7 December 1983Provisional Irish Republican ArmyGary SheehanPolice officer recruit of the Garda SíochánaDerrada16 December 1983Kenneth SalvesenAmerican business consultantLondon17 December 1983Alistair SlaterBritish Army soldierKesh, County FermanaghNorthern Ireland2 December 1984Mary TraversTeacherBelfast8 April 1984Frank HandDetective of the Garda SíochánaCounty MeathNorthern Ireland10 August 1984Brian StackChief prison officer at Portlaoise PrisonDublin29 September 1984Anthony BerryBritish Conservative MPBrighton, Sussex12 October 1984Patrick Joseph MorrisseyPolice Sergeant of the Garda SíochánaTallanstown27 June 1985Irish National Liberation ArmyJohn BinghamNorthern Irish loyalist and member of the Ulster Volunteer ForceBelfastNorthern Ireland14 September 1986Provisional Irish Republican ArmyThomas "Ta" PowerMember of the Irish Republican Socialist Party and Irish National Liberation ArmyDrogheda, County Louth20 January 1987Irish People's Liberation OrganisationJohn O'ReillyMember of the Irish Republican Socialist Party and Irish National Liberation ArmyGerard SteensonLeader of the Irish People's Liberation Organisation and former member of the Irish National Liberation ArmyBelfastNorthern Ireland14 March 1987Irish National Liberation ArmyMaurice GibsonLord Justice of AppealKillean, County ArmaghApril 27, 1987Provisional Irish Republican ArmyGeorge SeawrightDemocratic Unionist Party MPA for Belfast North, Belfast City Councillor and member of the Ulster Volunteer Force.Belfast3 December 1987Irish People's Liberation OrganisationJohn McMichaelUlster Defence Association Deputy Commander and leader of its South Belfast Brigade.22 December 1987Provisional Irish Republican ArmyDavid HowesCorporals in the British Army19 March 1988Derek WoodGillian JohnstonChemist and shop workerBelleek County Fermanagh18 March 1988Ian ShinnerBritish Senior Aircraftsman in the Royal Air Force based in West GermanyRoermondMay 2, 1988John Miller ReidBritish Senior Aircraftsman in the Royal Air Force based in West GermanyNieuw-BergenJohn BaxterBritish Senior Aircraftsman in the Royal Air Force based in West GermanyRobert SeymourNorthern Irish loyalist and leading member of the Ulster Volunteer Force.BelfastNorthern Ireland15 June 1988Joseph FentonNorthern Irish estate agent and suspected Special Branch informer26 February 1989John McAnultygrain importerCulloville, County Armagh17 July 1989Heidi HazellGerman citizen Unna7 September 1989Nick SpanosAustralian touristsRoermond27 May 1990Provisional Irish Republican ArmyStephen MelroseCatherine DunneIrish Catholic nunArmaghNorthern Ireland24 July 1990Ian GowBritish Conservative MP for EastbourneHankham, East Sussex30 July 1990Donald KaberryBritish Conservative politician, Baron Kaberry of AdelLondon13 March 1991Margaret PerryCivil servant,Mullaghmore, County Sligo21 June 1991Thomas OliverIrish farmerBelleeks, County Armagh.Northern Ireland18 July 1991Jimmy BrownLeading member in the Irish People's Liberation Organisation's Belfast BrigadeBelfast18 August 1992Irish People's Liberation OrganisationSammy WardLeader of the Irish People's Liberation Organisation31 October 1992Provisional Irish Republican ArmyGlenn GoodmanSpecial Constable of North Yorkshire PoliceBurton Salmon7 June 1992Trevor KingUlster loyalist and leading member of the Ulster Volunteer ForceBelfastNorthern Ireland9 July 1994Irish National Liberation ArmyRay SmallwoodsNorthern Irish loyalist and leader of the Ulster Democratic Party .Lisburn11 July 1994Provisional Irish Republican ArmyRaymond ElderNorthern Irish loyalist and leading member of the Ulster Defence Association's South Belfast BrigadeBelfast31 July 1994Joe BrattyNorthern Irish loyalist and leading member of the Ulster Defence Association's South Belfast Brigade31 July 1994Martin CahillIrish crime bossDublin18 August 1994Hugh TorneyMember of the Irish Republican Socialist Party and leader of the GHQ faction of the Irish National Liberation ArmyLurgan, County ArmaghNorthern Ireland3 September 1996Irish National Liberation ArmyBilly WrightUlster loyalist, leader of the Loyalist Volunteer Force and former member of the Ulster Volunteer Force.Maze Prison27 December 1997Andrew KearneyNorthern Irish residentBelfast19 July 1998Provisional Irish Republican ArmyEamon CollinsFormer member of the Provisional Irish Republican ArmyDoran's Hill, Newry27 January 1999Charles BennettIrish murder victim.Belfast30 July 1999Matthew BurnsIrish murder victim, alleged drug dealer.Castlewellan, County Down.21 February 2002Real Irish Republican ArmyGareth O'Connormember of the Real IRA and suspected Special Branch agent.Newry Canal, County Down.11 May 2003Provisional Irish Republican ArmyJames CurranDublin residentDublin3 April 2005Denis DonaldsonFormer member of Sinn Féin and the Provisional Irish Republican Army, also an informer for MI5 and Special Branch.Glenties, County Donegal4 April 2006Real Irish Republican ArmyPaul QuinnNorthern Ireland residentOram, County Monaghan20 October 2007Provisional Irish Republican Army Andrew BurnsNorthern Irish resident and member of the Real IRACastlefin, County Donegal.12 February 2008Óglaigh na hÉireannDavid BlackPrison officer at Maghaberry PrisonCraigavonNorthern Ireland1 November 2012New Irish Republican ArmyEamon KellyIrish crime bossDublin4 December 2012New Irish Republican ArmyAdrian IsmayPrison officer at Maghaberry PrisonBelfastNorthern Ireland4 March 2016New Irish Republican Army
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