Radical Groups

     The Irish Republican Army, better known as the IRA (Irish Republican Army in English) is a paramilitary group and Catholic reintegralista, which aims to separate Northern Ireland from the UK and reattaching the Republic of Ireland. Once resorted to terrorist methods, especially bombings and ambushes with firearms, and had targeted traditional Protestant unionist politicians and representatives of the British government. The IRA has links with other groups and an Irish nationalist political arm, the nationalist party Sinn Fein ("We Own"). Over more than two decades of armed struggle, there were over 3500 deaths.     The main reason why the IRA was fighting the religious equality, whereas 75% of the Northern Irish Protestant and what little was left, Catholic, which meant that there was inequality and prejudice between religions. As the Protestants were the majority, political candidates and referendums decided, inter alia, preventing the Catholic will be manifested. On July 28, 2005, the IRA announced an end to "armed struggle" and the delivery of weapons. The process of handing over weapons expired on September 26, 2005. The whole process of desmantelação arms was instructed by the head of the International Commission on Disarmament, the Canadian General John de Chastelain.