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Merrion Press 馃敄is on the cusp of publishing a new book by Gear贸id 脫 Faole谩n.

COMING SOON


A BROAD CHURCH

THE PROVISIONAL IRA IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
VOLUME 2: 1980-1989
Gear贸id 脫 Faole谩n

 

 

In the follow-up to the groundbreaking first volume of the Broad Church series, A Broad Church Vol. 2 exposes the history of the Provisional movement in the Republic of Ireland in the tumultuous 1980s. This decade was to see a momentous sea change in the movement, with the political wing increasingly coming to fore of the republican struggle. This increased visibility led to a rethink on the republican movement’s policy of abstentionism both within the military and political movements, culminating in the historic overturning of the policy in the Republic.

This growing politicisation supplemented the armed struggle, which saw the most significant arms importations in the IRA’s history take place in the South during the mid-1980s despite the significant losses of the Marita Ann and the Eksund. With the acquisition of an array of new weaponry, the IRA took on larger and more prestigious British targets, such as the attack on the British border fort at Derryard. The decade also saw a return to attacking targets in Britain in a concerted and systematic way for the first time since the mid-1970s. Moreover, although IRA members were forbidden from carrying out attacks on members of the security forces of the Republic, this rule would be broken several times during the 1980s, often with tragic outcomes.

Outlining the developments year by year, including the horror of the hunger strikes and the Irish state’s attempts to deal with the Provisional IRA, A Broad Church Vol. 2 presents a comprehensive and fascinating picture of the evolution of the republican movement.

Paperback • €19.99 | £17.99 •  312 pages •  234 mm x 153 mm • 9781785374456

 

On Sale 8 March 2023
€19.99 | £17.99

 

 

 

 

About the Author

Gear贸id 脫 Faole谩n was awarded a PhD in Modern Irish History from the University of Limerick in 2014 and currently works in scholarly publishing in London and Belfast. He is a member of the Oral History Network of Ireland and the Irish Association of Professional Historians. His first book, A Broad Church: The Provisional IRA in the Republic of Ireland, 1969-1980, was published by Merrion Press in 2019.

 

 

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Merrion Press 馃敄is on the cusp of publishing a new book by Gear贸id 脫 Faole谩n.

COMING SOON


A BROAD CHURCH

THE PROVISIONAL IRA IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
VOLUME 2: 1980-1989
Gear贸id 脫 Faole谩n

 

 

In the follow-up to the groundbreaking first volume of the Broad Church series, A Broad Church Vol. 2 exposes the history of the Provisional movement in the Republic of Ireland in the tumultuous 1980s. This decade was to see a momentous sea change in the movement, with the political wing increasingly coming to fore of the republican struggle. This increased visibility led to a rethink on the republican movement’s policy of abstentionism both within the military and political movements, culminating in the historic overturning of the policy in the Republic.

This growing politicisation supplemented the armed struggle, which saw the most significant arms importations in the IRA’s history take place in the South during the mid-1980s despite the significant losses of the Marita Ann and the Eksund. With the acquisition of an array of new weaponry, the IRA took on larger and more prestigious British targets, such as the attack on the British border fort at Derryard. The decade also saw a return to attacking targets in Britain in a concerted and systematic way for the first time since the mid-1970s. Moreover, although IRA members were forbidden from carrying out attacks on members of the security forces of the Republic, this rule would be broken several times during the 1980s, often with tragic outcomes.

Outlining the developments year by year, including the horror of the hunger strikes and the Irish state’s attempts to deal with the Provisional IRA, A Broad Church Vol. 2 presents a comprehensive and fascinating picture of the evolution of the republican movement.

Paperback • €19.99 | £17.99 •  312 pages •  234 mm x 153 mm • 9781785374456

 

On Sale 8 March 2023
€19.99 | £17.99

 

 

 

 

About the Author

Gear贸id 脫 Faole谩n was awarded a PhD in Modern Irish History from the University of Limerick in 2014 and currently works in scholarly publishing in London and Belfast. He is a member of the Oral History Network of Ireland and the Irish Association of Professional Historians. His first book, A Broad Church: The Provisional IRA in the Republic of Ireland, 1969-1980, was published by Merrion Press in 2019.

 

 

馃搼 View Merrion Press New Title Catalogue

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