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There have been a number of formal Agreements between political parties in Northern Ireland, and the British and Irish governments. See:

A large working-class Catholic area in west Belfast. Many people in the area support the Republican movement.

A working-class Catholic area of North Belfast largely surrounded by Protestant districts. See: Reports

(of the Irish Republican Army; IRA) The commanding body of the Irish Republican Army (IRA).

(of the IRA) Consisting of seven members the Army Council is the supreme executive body of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). In the absence of the Army Convention it is responsible for day-to-day policy and its meetings are chaired by the Chief of Staff of the PIRA.

On 20 August 1988 a bus carrying British soldiers was blown up by a landmine planted by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) near Ballygawley, County Tyrone. Eight soldiers were killed and 27 injured.

On 6 December 1982 a bomb at the Droppin' Well bar in Ballykelly, County Derry, killed 17 people and injured a further 66 people. Among the dead were 11 off-duty members of the British Army. Responsibility for the explosion was later claimed by the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA).

A large working-class Catholic estate in the West Belfast. Many people in the area support the Republican movement.