Dissident Irish republican paramilitary group formed in 1997 after a split from the Provisional IRA, aiming to create a United Ireland. It waged a campaign in Northern Ireland against British security forces and was responsible for the 1998 Omagh bombing. In 2012, it largely merged into the New IRA, though small pockets remain active.
CRIMENET has extracted 15 linkages for this organization, including 2 cooperative ties across 2 organizations, 2 conflicts across 2 organizations, 11 other connections and footprints in 4 countries.
three members travelled to Split in Croatia to purchase arms, which were smuggled back to Ireland
The RIRA had attempted to procure arms from France including Semtex and C-4 plastic explosives
In 2001, RIRA members travelled to Slovakia to procure arms
Active regions: Northern Ireland (mainly) , Republic of Ireland , England