a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland

[ Syn: irish republican army , ira , provisional irish republican army , provisional ira , provos ]

a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred

[ Syn: individual retirement account , ira ]

belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

[ Syn: wrath , anger , ire ]