Irish Republican Army - Army Council | |
 A Provisional IRA badge, with the phoenix symbolising the group's origins. | |
| Predecessor | Army Council (1922-1969) |
|---|---|
| Formation | December 1969 Curent status: On ceasefire (see more) |
| Purpose | General staff |
| Origins | IRA split |
| Seán Mac Stíofáin (first) | |
Main organ | Provisional IRA |
The IRA Army Council was the decision-making body of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, a paramilitary group dedicated to bringing about independence to the whole island of Ireland and the end of the Union between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. The Council had seven members, said by the British and Irish governments to have included Gerry Adams, the former president of Sinn Féin. The Independent Monitoring Commission declared in 2008 that the council was "no longer operational or functional,"[1] but that it had not dissolved.[2]
- ^ RTÉ 3 September 2008, "IRA Army Council no longer operational".
- ^ The Guardian, 3 September 2008, "Provisionals' ruling body, the army council, has not dissolved"