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There is some dispute over the use of the name IRA or PIRA. The Provisional IRA are no more the PIRA and the Official IRA are the OIRA. You either refer to them as the Provisional IRA or the IRA. This has been confirmed to me by a member of Sinn Féin. I note that PIRA is used in some cases to distinguish the group but in this case it is clear that the Provisional IRA is the group refered to and there is no need for the incorrect - PIRA. Some might feel this is a pedanticism of the organisation itself and is not relevant - fair enough! Also, the use of the word "volunteers" was removed. Elsewhere on Wikipedia the term is used. There are inconsistencies. Again, people might feel it is a pedanticism of the group and is POV but calling IRA members "volunteers" is not incorrent. That is what they call themselves & that is what they are. Why shouldn't the term be used? I also do not agree with the piece abve ("Nice example of why..."). What do government papers say about McGuinness? Probably not much we don't already know about it. There is plenty of stuff on McGuinness out there. He's lived much of his life through politics and consequently has been in the public eye. Also, there are 1 or 2 very good histories of the IRA available. McGuinness's role in the organisation is well documented. 02:39, 2 October 2005
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change title from 'deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland' to 'Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland' 2A01:4B00:BA00:1800:CD7E:43A2:3BEF:B87E (talk) 19:20, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It only took over 12 years for this to be noticed. On September 17, 2010 the text "McGuiness is a member of the [Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart] meaning that he does drink alcohol" was added, and it hadn't changed much when I removed it today. A convenience link for the supposedly relevant part of the book was included at the time, yet it doesn't mention the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart. What it does day is "As a teenager, he had experimented with alcohol, but renounced it to maintain his guard when he joined the IRA. Previously, he would only have drunk occasionally and in private, in the house with Bernie, whereas now he takes the odd glass of wine, usually a West Coast cooler, in company", which is epmphatically not the same thing as being a member of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart! Kathleen's bike (talk) 17:35, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Done PianoDan (talk) 23:21, 16 February 2023 (UTC)