IRA member
Tax-deferred account holder
A member of the Irish Republican Army, a paramilitary organization that has fought for Irish independence and the unification of Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland.
The term typically refers to participants in the Provisional IRA, active from 1969 through the 1990s Troubles: Two suspected IRA members were arrested in Belfast.
Context usually distinguishes this from someone who simply holds an individual retirement account.
- republicanAdvocate against hereditary rule
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- active serviceMilitary personnel in operations
- BelfastNorthern Ireland's capital
troubles · paramilitary · armed struggle · Sinn Féin · hunger strike · balaclava · ceasefire · Good Friday Agreement · guerrilla · nationalist · Catholic · bomber · cell · sectarian · informer · kneecapping · safe house · border crossing
IRA memberspendthrift
Reckless with money
big spender · profligate · squanderer · impulse buyer · shopaholic