User:Jnestorius/Names for the IRA

Various physical force Irish republican paramilitary groups have used the name "the Irish Republican Army", abbreviated "IRA", in the English language, and often also an Irish language name, usually "Óglaigh na hÉireann". Others may avoid using these labels for reasons of pragmatism and principle. Since multiple organisations have used the same name, some form of disambiguation is needed to distinguish them from each other; in addition, those who regard the labels as rightfully belonging to a particular organisation may regard its use by other groups as illegitimate.

In the Irish language, the most common label is the English initialism "IRA"; with the definite article an this gives an IRA or an tIRA.