This is a list of notable bombings related to the
Northern Ireland"Troubles" and their aftermath. It includes bombings that took place in Northern Ireland, the
Republic of Ireland, and
Great Britain since 1968. There were at least 10,000 bomb attacks during the conflict (1968–1998).[1]
4 December –
McGurk's Bar bombing: There were 15 civilians killed and 17 injured by a UVF bomb attack on a Catholic bar in Belfast.[4]
11 December –
1971 Balmoral Furniture Company bombing: Three Protestant civilians—two of them children—and a Roman Catholic civilian were killed. 19 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed credit for the attack but it was believed to have been carried out by the IRA.[5]
4 March –
Abercorn Restaurant bombing: A bomb exploded without warning in the Abercorn restaurant on Castle Lane, Belfast. Two were killed and another 130 were injured.
23 March –
Donegall Street bombing: The IRA detonated a massive car bomb in Lower Donegall Street in Belfast's city centre. Seven people were killed in the explosion, including two members of the RUC. 148 people were injured.
21 July –
Bloody Friday: The IRA exploded 35 bombs across Northern Ireland, and three large car bombs exploded in Derry, causing no injuries. The Belfast–Dublin train line was also bombed. The IRA detonated 22 bombs in Belfast's city center; nine people were killed (including two British soldiers and one
Ulster Defence Association (UDA) member) from two bombs while 130 were injured.[7]
31 July –
Claudy bombing: Nine civilians were killed by a car bomb in
Claudy,
County Londonderry. No group has claimed responsibility, though the IRA was suspected.[8]
22 August –
Newry customs bombing: A bomb planted by the IRA detonated prematurely at a customs office in
Newry. Three IRA members killed six civilians and themselves in the explosion.
14 September –
Imperial Hotel bombing 1972: The UVF detonated a car bomb outside a hotel near
Antrim Road, Belfast, which killed three people and injured 50 others. 91-year-old Martha Smilie, a Protestant civilian, was the oldest person killed during the Troubles.
31 October –
Benny's Bar bombing: The UDA exploded a bomb outside a pub in Belfast, killing two Catholic children and injuring 12 people.
1 December –
1972 and 1973 Dublin bombings: Two civilians were killed and 127 were injured by two Ulster loyalist car bombs in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
28 December –
Belturbet bombing. loyalist paramilitaries exploded a bomb in
Belturbet,
County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, which killed two teenagers and injured 8 other people, at the same time a bomb exploded in
Clones, County Monaghan, injuring two other people.
1973
8 March –
1973 Old Bailey bombing: A civilian died from the
Old Bailey courthouse bombing in
London; over 200 were injured, and a simultaneous explosion happened at the
Ministry of Agriculture in
Westminster. On the same day as the London bombings, 11 bombs exploded in Northern Ireland: five bombs exploded in Belfast, which included a bomb at the Merville Inn pub; five other bombs exploded in Derry in less than an hour. The first bomb exploded at
Ebrington Barracks, and another detonated beside the
RUC Waterside station. Another bomb exploded in
Lurgan,
County Armagh. Only one person was injured in the attacks.[9]
17 May –
Dublin and Monaghan bombings: the UVF detonated four bombs (three in Dublin, one in
Monaghan) in the Republic of Ireland. They killed 33 civilians including a pregnant woman.[12]
17 June –
1974 Houses of Parliament bombing: The IRA bombed the Houses of Parliament in London, injuring 11 people and causing extensive damage.[13]
17 July –
1974 Tower of London bombing: The IRA detonated a bomb at the Tower of London, killing a civilian and injuring 41 people.
5 October –
Guildford pub bombings: four soldiers and one civilian were killed and 65 people injured by IRA bombs at two pubs in
Guildford, England.[14]
22 October –
Brooks's Club bombing: The IRA threw a bomb into a conservative club in London, injuring three staff members.
25 & 27 November –
1974 London pillar box bombings: The IRA exploded several bombs over a two-day period, injuring 40 people in total.
17 December –
Telephone Exchange bombings: The IRA exploded three
time bombs in west London at the telephone exchange, killing one civilian and injuring six others.
19 December –
1974 Oxford Street bombing: The IRA detonated a 100 lb. car bomb outside a Selfridges store on
Oxford Street, injuring 9 people and causing over £1.5 million in damages.
22 December – The IRA announced a
Christmas ceasefire after carrying out a bomb attack on the home of former prime minister
Edward Heath. Heath was not in the building at the time and no one was injured.[16]
1975
13 March –
1975 Conway's Bar attack: A UVF member blew himself up along with a Catholic civilian woman while attempting to plant a bomb in a Belfast pub.
17 March –
Hillcrest Bar bombing: The UVF detonated a car bomb outside a pub in Tyrone, killing four people and injuring 50.
27 March –
1976 Olympia bombing: An IRA bomb exploded in London, killing one civilian and injuring 85 others in the blast. Due to the outrage over this bombing, the IRA temporarily suspended attacks in England.
15 May –
Charlemont pub attacks: Five Catholic civilians were killed and many injured by two UVF bomb attacks in
Belfast and Charlemont, County Armagh.
21 July –
Christopher Ewart-Biggs, the British Ambassador to Ireland, and his secretary Judith Cook, were killed in Dublin by a bomb planted in Biggs's car.[17]
16 August –
1976 Step Inn pub bombing: The UVF detonated a bomb in
Keady, South Armagh, killing two civilians and injuring 20.
16 October –
Garryhinch ambush: The IRA detonated a bomb at a farmhouse in Garryhinch, killing a member of the Garda and badly wounding four others.
1978
17 February –
La Mon restaurant bombing: 12 civilians were killed and 30 injured by an IRA incendiary bomb at the La Mon Restaurant near
Belfast.
1979
30 March –
Airey Neave,
Conservative MP for Abingdon, was assassinated. A bomb exploded in his car as he left the
Palace of Westminster in London. The INLA later claimed responsibility for the assassination.[18]
27 August –
Warrenpoint ambush: 18 British soldiers were killed by an IRA bomb in
Warrenpoint. A gun battle ensued between the IRA and the
British Army, in which one civilian was killed. On the same day, four people (including the Queen's cousin
Lord Louis Mountbatten) were killed by an IRA bomb on board a boat near the coast of
County Sligo.[19][20]
28 August –
1979 Brussels bombing: British Army bandsmen were targeted at the
Grand-Place. The bombing injured seven bandsmen and eleven civilians.
1980
17 January –
Dunmurry train bombing: An IRA bomb prematurely detonated on a passenger train near
Belfast, killing three civilians and injuring five others.
2 December – A device planted by the IRA exploded injuring five people at
Kensington Regiment (Princess Louise's) Territorial Army Centre, Hammersmith Road, London.
17 October –
Lieutenant-general Sir
Steuart Pringle was injured in an explosion at his home in
Dulwich, London, by a car bomb planted by the IRA. He lost a leg in the bombing.[23]
16 September –
1982 Divis Flats bombing: the INLA detonated a remote-control bomb hidden in a drainpipe as a British patrol passed Cullingtree Walk,
Divis Flats, Belfast. Three people were killed: a British soldier, Kevin Waller; and two Catholic children, Stephen Bennett and Kevin Valliday. Three others, including two more British soldiers and a Catholic civilian, were injured in the attack.
6 December –
Droppin Well bombing: 11 British soldiers and six civilians were killed by an INLA bomb at the Droppin' Well Bar, County Londonderry.
1983
10 December –
1983 Royal Artillery Barracks bombing: A bomb exploded at the
Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, South East London. The explosion injured five people and caused minor damage to the building. The IRA claimed they carried out the attack.
17 December –
Harrods bombing: an IRA car bomb killed three policemen and three civilians, and injured ninety outside a department store in London.
8 November –
Remembrance Day bombing: 11 civilians were killed and sixty-three injured by an IRA bomb during a Remembrance Day service in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. One of those killed was Marie Wilson; in a
BBC interview, her father
Gordon (who was injured in the attack) expressed forgiveness towards his daughter's killer, and asked
Loyalists not to seek revenge. He became a leading peace campaigner and was later elected to the
Irish Senate. He died in 1995.[31]
1988
15 June –
Lisburn van bombing: Six off-duty British soldiers were killed by an IRA bomb on their minibus in
Lisburn.
20 February –
Clive Barracks bombing: The Clive Barracks were bombed by the IRA. Only 2 people were injured in the attack but a fair amount of structural damage was done.
24 October – The IRA delivered three
proxy bombs to British Army checkpoints. Three men (who were working with the British Army) were tied into cars loaded with explosives and ordered to drive to each checkpoint. Each bomb was remotely detonated. The first exploded at a checkpoint in Coshquin, killing the driver and five soldiers; the second exploded at a checkpoint in
Killean, with the driver narrowly escaping and a soldier killed; and the third failed to detonate.[34]
1991
7 February –
Downing Street mortar attack: The IRA launched a
mortar attack on 10 Downing Street during a cabinet meeting with one mortar shell exploding in the garden, causing minor injuries to two people and two further shells landing nearby.
31 May –
Glenanne barracks bombing: The IRA launched a large truck bomb attack on a UDR barracks in County Armagh. Three soldiers were killed, while ten soldiers and four civilians were wounded.
1992
17 January –
Teebane bombing: A 600 lb (270 kg) (1,500 lb (680 kg) per another source[35]) roadside bomb detonated by the IRA destroyed a van and killed eight construction workers (one of them a
Territorial Army soldier) on their way back from Lisanelly British Army barracks in
Omagh,
County Tyrone, where they were making repairs. Another eight were wounded.[36]
10 April –
Baltic Exchange bombing: A van loaded with one ton of home-made explosives went off outside the building of the Baltic Exchange company, at
30 St Mary Axe, London, killing three people and injuring another 91.[37] The bomb caused £800 million worth of damage.[38] Three hours later, a similar sized bomb exploded at the junction of the
M1 and the
North Circular Road at
Staples Corner in north London, causing substantial damage but no injuries. Both bombs were placed in vans and were home-made rather than
Semtex; each weighed several hundred pounds.[39]
1 May –
Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint: The IRA used a modified van that ran on railway tracks to launch an unconventional bomb attack on a British Army checkpoint in South Armagh. The checkpoint was obliterated when the 1,000 kg bomb exploded, killing one soldier and injuring 23.
12 May –
1992 Coalisland riots: After a small IRA bomb attack on a British Army patrol in the village of
Cappagh, in which a paratrooper lost both legs, British soldiers raided two public houses and caused considerable damage in the nearby town of
Coalisland. Five days later, the conflict became a fist-fight between soldiers and local inhabitants. Shortly thereafter, another group of British paratroopers arrived and fired on a crowd of civilians and injured seven. Two soldiers were hospitalized, communication equipment was shattered and a rifle and a
GPMG were stolen.
19 September –
Forensic Science Laboratory bombing: The IRA detonated a 3,700 lb bomb[40] at the Northern Ireland forensic science laboratory in south Belfast. The laboratory was obliterated, 700 houses were damaged, and 20 people were injured.[41] 490 owners and occupiers claimed damages.[42]
1993
20 March –
Warrington bombings: after a vague telephoned warning, the IRA detonated two bombs in
Cheshire, England. Two children were killed and 56 people were wounded. There were widespread protests in Britain and the Republic of Ireland following the deaths.[43]
24 April –
1993 Bishopsgate bombing: After a telephoned warning, the IRA detonated a large bomb in
Bishopsgate, London. It killed one civilian, wounded 30 others, and caused an estimated £350 million in damage.[44]
23 October –
Shankill Road bombing: eight civilians, one UDA member, and one IRA member were killed, and another IRA member was injured when an IRA bomb prematurely exploded at a fish shop on
Shankill Road, Belfast.
1994
5 January – Two members of the Irish Army bomb disposal unit were injured when a parcel bomb sent by the UVF to the Sinn Féin offices in Dublin exploded during examination at the
Cathal Brugha Barracks.[46]
24 January – Incendiary devices that had been planted by the UFF were found at a school in
Dundalk in
County Louth and at a postal sorting office in Dublin.[citation needed]
9–13 March –
Heathrow mortar attacks: On 9, 11, and 13 March, the IRA fired improvised mortar bombs on to the runway at
Heathrow Airport. There were no deaths or injuries.
20 April – The
Provisional IRA Derry Brigade fired a mortar bomb at a RUC landrover, killing one RUC officer and injuring two others.
14 May – the IRA detonated an explosive device next to a British Army
sangar at a permanent vehicle checkpoint in Castleblaney Road,
Keady, County Armagh. One British soldier was killed and another wounded.[47][48]
29 July – More than 40 people were injured when the IRA fired three mortar bombs into the Newry RUC base. 30 civilians, seven RUC officers and three British soldiers were among those injured.[citation needed]
13 August Two bombs were planted in bags placed on bicycles in Brighton and Bognor Regis. The Bognor one detonated damaging shops but no casualties; the Brighton one was defused.[49]
18 February –
Aldwych bus bombing:
Edward O'Brien, an IRA volunteer, died when an
improvised explosive device he was carrying detonated prematurely on a number
171 bus in
Aldwych, central London.[53][54] The 2 kg
semtex bomb detonated as he stood near the door of the bus.[55] A pathologist found O'Brien was killed "virtually instantaneously", while other passengers and the driver (left permanently deaf) were injured in the explosion.
15 June –
1996 Manchester bombing: the IRA detonated a bomb in
Manchester,
England. It destroyed a large part of the city centre and injured over 200 people. To date, it is the largest bomb to be planted on the British mainland since World War II. Several buildings were damaged beyond repair and had to be demolished.[56]
24 June –
Newtownhamilton bombing: The INLA detonated a 200 lb car bomb in
Newtownhamilton, injuring six people and causing substantial damage estimated at £2 million.[57]
15 July – A package addressed to a Dublin hotel, which was believed to have been sent by the LVF, exploded while it was being examined at the
Garda Technical Bureau in Dublin. Two were injured in the blast.[58]
15 August –
Omagh bombing: the RIRA detonated a bomb in Omagh, County Tyrone. It killed 29 civilians.
1999
15 March – Solicitor
Rosemary Nelson, who had represented the Catholic and nationalist residents in the
Drumcree conflict, was assassinated by a booby trapped car bomb in
Lurgan, County Armagh. A loyalist group,
Red Hand Defenders, claimed responsibility.[59]
This is a list of notable bombings related to the
Northern Ireland"Troubles" and their aftermath. It includes bombings that took place in Northern Ireland, the
Republic of Ireland, and
Great Britain since 1968. There were at least 10,000 bomb attacks during the conflict (1968–1998).[1]
4 December –
McGurk's Bar bombing: There were 15 civilians killed and 17 injured by a UVF bomb attack on a Catholic bar in Belfast.[4]
11 December –
1971 Balmoral Furniture Company bombing: Three Protestant civilians—two of them children—and a Roman Catholic civilian were killed. 19 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed credit for the attack but it was believed to have been carried out by the IRA.[5]
4 March –
Abercorn Restaurant bombing: A bomb exploded without warning in the Abercorn restaurant on Castle Lane, Belfast. Two were killed and another 130 were injured.
23 March –
Donegall Street bombing: The IRA detonated a massive car bomb in Lower Donegall Street in Belfast's city centre. Seven people were killed in the explosion, including two members of the RUC. 148 people were injured.
21 July –
Bloody Friday: The IRA exploded 35 bombs across Northern Ireland, and three large car bombs exploded in Derry, causing no injuries. The Belfast–Dublin train line was also bombed. The IRA detonated 22 bombs in Belfast's city center; nine people were killed (including two British soldiers and one
Ulster Defence Association (UDA) member) from two bombs while 130 were injured.[7]
31 July –
Claudy bombing: Nine civilians were killed by a car bomb in
Claudy,
County Londonderry. No group has claimed responsibility, though the IRA was suspected.[8]
22 August –
Newry customs bombing: A bomb planted by the IRA detonated prematurely at a customs office in
Newry. Three IRA members killed six civilians and themselves in the explosion.
14 September –
Imperial Hotel bombing 1972: The UVF detonated a car bomb outside a hotel near
Antrim Road, Belfast, which killed three people and injured 50 others. 91-year-old Martha Smilie, a Protestant civilian, was the oldest person killed during the Troubles.
31 October –
Benny's Bar bombing: The UDA exploded a bomb outside a pub in Belfast, killing two Catholic children and injuring 12 people.
1 December –
1972 and 1973 Dublin bombings: Two civilians were killed and 127 were injured by two Ulster loyalist car bombs in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
28 December –
Belturbet bombing. loyalist paramilitaries exploded a bomb in
Belturbet,
County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, which killed two teenagers and injured 8 other people, at the same time a bomb exploded in
Clones, County Monaghan, injuring two other people.
1973
8 March –
1973 Old Bailey bombing: A civilian died from the
Old Bailey courthouse bombing in
London; over 200 were injured, and a simultaneous explosion happened at the
Ministry of Agriculture in
Westminster. On the same day as the London bombings, 11 bombs exploded in Northern Ireland: five bombs exploded in Belfast, which included a bomb at the Merville Inn pub; five other bombs exploded in Derry in less than an hour. The first bomb exploded at
Ebrington Barracks, and another detonated beside the
RUC Waterside station. Another bomb exploded in
Lurgan,
County Armagh. Only one person was injured in the attacks.[9]
17 May –
Dublin and Monaghan bombings: the UVF detonated four bombs (three in Dublin, one in
Monaghan) in the Republic of Ireland. They killed 33 civilians including a pregnant woman.[12]
17 June –
1974 Houses of Parliament bombing: The IRA bombed the Houses of Parliament in London, injuring 11 people and causing extensive damage.[13]
17 July –
1974 Tower of London bombing: The IRA detonated a bomb at the Tower of London, killing a civilian and injuring 41 people.
5 October –
Guildford pub bombings: four soldiers and one civilian were killed and 65 people injured by IRA bombs at two pubs in
Guildford, England.[14]
22 October –
Brooks's Club bombing: The IRA threw a bomb into a conservative club in London, injuring three staff members.
25 & 27 November –
1974 London pillar box bombings: The IRA exploded several bombs over a two-day period, injuring 40 people in total.
17 December –
Telephone Exchange bombings: The IRA exploded three
time bombs in west London at the telephone exchange, killing one civilian and injuring six others.
19 December –
1974 Oxford Street bombing: The IRA detonated a 100 lb. car bomb outside a Selfridges store on
Oxford Street, injuring 9 people and causing over £1.5 million in damages.
22 December – The IRA announced a
Christmas ceasefire after carrying out a bomb attack on the home of former prime minister
Edward Heath. Heath was not in the building at the time and no one was injured.[16]
1975
13 March –
1975 Conway's Bar attack: A UVF member blew himself up along with a Catholic civilian woman while attempting to plant a bomb in a Belfast pub.
17 March –
Hillcrest Bar bombing: The UVF detonated a car bomb outside a pub in Tyrone, killing four people and injuring 50.
27 March –
1976 Olympia bombing: An IRA bomb exploded in London, killing one civilian and injuring 85 others in the blast. Due to the outrage over this bombing, the IRA temporarily suspended attacks in England.
15 May –
Charlemont pub attacks: Five Catholic civilians were killed and many injured by two UVF bomb attacks in
Belfast and Charlemont, County Armagh.
21 July –
Christopher Ewart-Biggs, the British Ambassador to Ireland, and his secretary Judith Cook, were killed in Dublin by a bomb planted in Biggs's car.[17]
16 August –
1976 Step Inn pub bombing: The UVF detonated a bomb in
Keady, South Armagh, killing two civilians and injuring 20.
16 October –
Garryhinch ambush: The IRA detonated a bomb at a farmhouse in Garryhinch, killing a member of the Garda and badly wounding four others.
1978
17 February –
La Mon restaurant bombing: 12 civilians were killed and 30 injured by an IRA incendiary bomb at the La Mon Restaurant near
Belfast.
1979
30 March –
Airey Neave,
Conservative MP for Abingdon, was assassinated. A bomb exploded in his car as he left the
Palace of Westminster in London. The INLA later claimed responsibility for the assassination.[18]
27 August –
Warrenpoint ambush: 18 British soldiers were killed by an IRA bomb in
Warrenpoint. A gun battle ensued between the IRA and the
British Army, in which one civilian was killed. On the same day, four people (including the Queen's cousin
Lord Louis Mountbatten) were killed by an IRA bomb on board a boat near the coast of
County Sligo.[19][20]
28 August –
1979 Brussels bombing: British Army bandsmen were targeted at the
Grand-Place. The bombing injured seven bandsmen and eleven civilians.
1980
17 January –
Dunmurry train bombing: An IRA bomb prematurely detonated on a passenger train near
Belfast, killing three civilians and injuring five others.
2 December – A device planted by the IRA exploded injuring five people at
Kensington Regiment (Princess Louise's) Territorial Army Centre, Hammersmith Road, London.
17 October –
Lieutenant-general Sir
Steuart Pringle was injured in an explosion at his home in
Dulwich, London, by a car bomb planted by the IRA. He lost a leg in the bombing.[23]
16 September –
1982 Divis Flats bombing: the INLA detonated a remote-control bomb hidden in a drainpipe as a British patrol passed Cullingtree Walk,
Divis Flats, Belfast. Three people were killed: a British soldier, Kevin Waller; and two Catholic children, Stephen Bennett and Kevin Valliday. Three others, including two more British soldiers and a Catholic civilian, were injured in the attack.
6 December –
Droppin Well bombing: 11 British soldiers and six civilians were killed by an INLA bomb at the Droppin' Well Bar, County Londonderry.
1983
10 December –
1983 Royal Artillery Barracks bombing: A bomb exploded at the
Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, South East London. The explosion injured five people and caused minor damage to the building. The IRA claimed they carried out the attack.
17 December –
Harrods bombing: an IRA car bomb killed three policemen and three civilians, and injured ninety outside a department store in London.
8 November –
Remembrance Day bombing: 11 civilians were killed and sixty-three injured by an IRA bomb during a Remembrance Day service in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. One of those killed was Marie Wilson; in a
BBC interview, her father
Gordon (who was injured in the attack) expressed forgiveness towards his daughter's killer, and asked
Loyalists not to seek revenge. He became a leading peace campaigner and was later elected to the
Irish Senate. He died in 1995.[31]
1988
15 June –
Lisburn van bombing: Six off-duty British soldiers were killed by an IRA bomb on their minibus in
Lisburn.
20 February –
Clive Barracks bombing: The Clive Barracks were bombed by the IRA. Only 2 people were injured in the attack but a fair amount of structural damage was done.
24 October – The IRA delivered three
proxy bombs to British Army checkpoints. Three men (who were working with the British Army) were tied into cars loaded with explosives and ordered to drive to each checkpoint. Each bomb was remotely detonated. The first exploded at a checkpoint in Coshquin, killing the driver and five soldiers; the second exploded at a checkpoint in
Killean, with the driver narrowly escaping and a soldier killed; and the third failed to detonate.[34]
1991
7 February –
Downing Street mortar attack: The IRA launched a
mortar attack on 10 Downing Street during a cabinet meeting with one mortar shell exploding in the garden, causing minor injuries to two people and two further shells landing nearby.
31 May –
Glenanne barracks bombing: The IRA launched a large truck bomb attack on a UDR barracks in County Armagh. Three soldiers were killed, while ten soldiers and four civilians were wounded.
1992
17 January –
Teebane bombing: A 600 lb (270 kg) (1,500 lb (680 kg) per another source[35]) roadside bomb detonated by the IRA destroyed a van and killed eight construction workers (one of them a
Territorial Army soldier) on their way back from Lisanelly British Army barracks in
Omagh,
County Tyrone, where they were making repairs. Another eight were wounded.[36]
10 April –
Baltic Exchange bombing: A van loaded with one ton of home-made explosives went off outside the building of the Baltic Exchange company, at
30 St Mary Axe, London, killing three people and injuring another 91.[37] The bomb caused £800 million worth of damage.[38] Three hours later, a similar sized bomb exploded at the junction of the
M1 and the
North Circular Road at
Staples Corner in north London, causing substantial damage but no injuries. Both bombs were placed in vans and were home-made rather than
Semtex; each weighed several hundred pounds.[39]
1 May –
Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint: The IRA used a modified van that ran on railway tracks to launch an unconventional bomb attack on a British Army checkpoint in South Armagh. The checkpoint was obliterated when the 1,000 kg bomb exploded, killing one soldier and injuring 23.
12 May –
1992 Coalisland riots: After a small IRA bomb attack on a British Army patrol in the village of
Cappagh, in which a paratrooper lost both legs, British soldiers raided two public houses and caused considerable damage in the nearby town of
Coalisland. Five days later, the conflict became a fist-fight between soldiers and local inhabitants. Shortly thereafter, another group of British paratroopers arrived and fired on a crowd of civilians and injured seven. Two soldiers were hospitalized, communication equipment was shattered and a rifle and a
GPMG were stolen.
19 September –
Forensic Science Laboratory bombing: The IRA detonated a 3,700 lb bomb[40] at the Northern Ireland forensic science laboratory in south Belfast. The laboratory was obliterated, 700 houses were damaged, and 20 people were injured.[41] 490 owners and occupiers claimed damages.[42]
1993
20 March –
Warrington bombings: after a vague telephoned warning, the IRA detonated two bombs in
Cheshire, England. Two children were killed and 56 people were wounded. There were widespread protests in Britain and the Republic of Ireland following the deaths.[43]
24 April –
1993 Bishopsgate bombing: After a telephoned warning, the IRA detonated a large bomb in
Bishopsgate, London. It killed one civilian, wounded 30 others, and caused an estimated £350 million in damage.[44]
23 October –
Shankill Road bombing: eight civilians, one UDA member, and one IRA member were killed, and another IRA member was injured when an IRA bomb prematurely exploded at a fish shop on
Shankill Road, Belfast.
1994
5 January – Two members of the Irish Army bomb disposal unit were injured when a parcel bomb sent by the UVF to the Sinn Féin offices in Dublin exploded during examination at the
Cathal Brugha Barracks.[46]
24 January – Incendiary devices that had been planted by the UFF were found at a school in
Dundalk in
County Louth and at a postal sorting office in Dublin.[citation needed]
9–13 March –
Heathrow mortar attacks: On 9, 11, and 13 March, the IRA fired improvised mortar bombs on to the runway at
Heathrow Airport. There were no deaths or injuries.
20 April – The
Provisional IRA Derry Brigade fired a mortar bomb at a RUC landrover, killing one RUC officer and injuring two others.
14 May – the IRA detonated an explosive device next to a British Army
sangar at a permanent vehicle checkpoint in Castleblaney Road,
Keady, County Armagh. One British soldier was killed and another wounded.[47][48]
29 July – More than 40 people were injured when the IRA fired three mortar bombs into the Newry RUC base. 30 civilians, seven RUC officers and three British soldiers were among those injured.[citation needed]
13 August Two bombs were planted in bags placed on bicycles in Brighton and Bognor Regis. The Bognor one detonated damaging shops but no casualties; the Brighton one was defused.[49]
18 February –
Aldwych bus bombing:
Edward O'Brien, an IRA volunteer, died when an
improvised explosive device he was carrying detonated prematurely on a number
171 bus in
Aldwych, central London.[53][54] The 2 kg
semtex bomb detonated as he stood near the door of the bus.[55] A pathologist found O'Brien was killed "virtually instantaneously", while other passengers and the driver (left permanently deaf) were injured in the explosion.
15 June –
1996 Manchester bombing: the IRA detonated a bomb in
Manchester,
England. It destroyed a large part of the city centre and injured over 200 people. To date, it is the largest bomb to be planted on the British mainland since World War II. Several buildings were damaged beyond repair and had to be demolished.[56]
24 June –
Newtownhamilton bombing: The INLA detonated a 200 lb car bomb in
Newtownhamilton, injuring six people and causing substantial damage estimated at £2 million.[57]
15 July – A package addressed to a Dublin hotel, which was believed to have been sent by the LVF, exploded while it was being examined at the
Garda Technical Bureau in Dublin. Two were injured in the blast.[58]
15 August –
Omagh bombing: the RIRA detonated a bomb in Omagh, County Tyrone. It killed 29 civilians.
1999
15 March – Solicitor
Rosemary Nelson, who had represented the Catholic and nationalist residents in the
Drumcree conflict, was assassinated by a booby trapped car bomb in
Lurgan, County Armagh. A loyalist group,
Red Hand Defenders, claimed responsibility.[59]