the ulster volunteer force Causation ( uvf ) , a loyalist paramilitary group from northern ireland , claimed Statement responsibility for the bombings Attack in 1993 .

this was a general strike Attack called Request by hardline loyalists and unionists in northern ireland who opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act the sunningdale agreement .

the strike Attack brought Bringing down the agreement and the northern ireland assembly Building on 28 may .

police also used Using sniper teams , helicopters , dogs , armoured anti-terrorist police vehicles from northern ireland , tracker ray mears , and even a royal air force jet for reconnaissance Scrutiny .

the glorious revolution Change_of_leadership , or revolution Change_of_leadership of 1688 ( , or ) was the november 1688 deposition Legality and subsequent replacement Change of james ii and vii as ruler of england , scotland and ireland by his daughter mary ii and his dutch nephew and mary 's husband , william iii of orange .

the ira accepted Receiving the terms of the good friday agreement Statement in 1998 as a negotiated end to the northern ireland conflict Hostile_encounter .

the radical war or also known as the scottish insurrection of 1820 , was a week of strikes Attack and unrest Hostile_encounter , a culmination of radical demands for reform in the united kingdom of great britain and ireland which had become Becoming prominent in the early years of the french revolution , but had then been repressed Hindering during the long napoleonic wars .

another reason for the expedition Attack was that supporters of the exiled house of balliol had fled Escaping to ireland after fighting Hostile_encounter at bannockburn and remained a dangerous threat .

since the provisional irish republican army ( ira or pira ) called Request a ceasefire and ended Process_end its campaign in 1997 , breakaway groups opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to the ceasefire and to the peace agreements ( `` dissident irish republicans '' ) have continued a low-level armed Bearing_arms campaign against the security forces in northern ireland .

as a result , the police service Supply of northern ireland ( psni ) has since been the main target Aiming of attacks Attack .

although the williamite war Military_operation in ireland continued Motion until october 1691 , james fled Escaping to france after the boyne , never to return .

in the first parliament to be held Defending after the union of great britain and ireland on 1 january 1801 , the first house of commons of the united kingdom was composed Come_together of all 558 members of the former parliament of great britain and 100 of the members of the house of commons of ireland .

in the first parliament to be held Defending after the union of great britain and ireland on 1 january 1801 , the first house of commons of the united kingdom was composed Come_together of all 558 members of the former parliament of great britain and 100 of the members of the house of commons of ireland .

the proximate cause Causation of the war was the glorious revolution of 1688 , in which james , a catholic , was overthrown Change_of_leadership as king of the three kingdoms of england , ireland and scotland and replaced Change_of_leadership by his protestant daughter mary and nephew and son-in-law william , ruling as joint monarchs .

james left Departing ireland after a reverse at the battle of the boyne in 1690 , as did william after a successful jacobite defence of limerick ; the remaining jacobite forces were decisively defeated Conquering at the battle of aughrim in 1691 , and negotiated Communication terms in the treaty of limerick .

both afghanistan and ireland were likely to be granted Receiving test status before the proposed Arranging 2018 icc test challenge Confronting_problem .

in june 2017 , the icc awarded both afghanistan and ireland full member status , making Action them eligible to play Participation test match Competition cricket .

on 4 december 1971 , the ulster volunteer force ( uvf ) , an ulster loyalist paramilitary group , detonated Attack a bomb at mcgurk 's bar in belfast , northern ireland .