Subject: Tommy McKearney The Provisional IRA - From Insurrection to Parliament
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20th Aug. 13.00
Tommy McKearney
The Provisional IRA - From Insurrection to Parliament
This book analyses the underlying reasons behind the formation of the
Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), its development, where this
current in Irish republicanism is at present and its prospects for the
future.
Tommy McKearney, a former IRA member who was part of the 1980 hunger
strike, challenges the misconception that the Provisional IRA was
only, or even wholly, about ending partition and uniting Ireland. He
argues that while these objectives were always the core and headline
demands of the organisation, opposition to the old Northern Ireland
state was a major dynamic for the IRA’s armed campaign. As he explores
the makeup and strategy of the IRA he is not uncritical, examining
alternative options available to the movement at different periods,
arguing that its inability to develop a clear socialist programme has
limited its effectiveness and reach.
This authoritative and engaging history provides a fascinating insight
into the workings and dynamics of a modern resistance movement.
About The Author
Tommy McKearney was a senior member of the Provisional IRA from the
early 1970s until his arrest in 1977. Sentenced to life imprisonment,
he served 16 years during which time he participated in the 1980
hunger strike in the Maze. He is now a freelance journalist and an
organiser with the Independent Workers Union.
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