Force Research Unit-NI-specific intelligence unit of the British Army tasked with operating agent... more Force Research Unit-NI-specific intelligence unit of the British Army tasked with operating agents in paramilitary groups. GAA: Gaelic Athletic Association (in Irish, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael). GFA: The 1998 Good Friday Agreement. HET: Historical Enquiries Team-a police unit established in the PSNI from 2005-2014 to review conflictrelated deaths. HIU: Historical Investigations Unit-an independent investigative body that was to be established under the 2014 UK-Ireland Stormont House Agreement. HMIC: Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary-inspects and assesses police forces and policing organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. (Changed in 2017 to Her/His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) ICIR: Independent Commission for Information Retrieval, an international truth recovery body envisaged under the Stormont House Agreement to take protected statements relating to conflict related incidents.. ICRIR: Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Retrieval-a new legacy body established under the UK 2023 legacy act to 'review' certain conflict related cases and issue immunity certificates. INLA: Irish National Liberation Army-a republican armed group formed in 1975. IRA: Irish Republican Army-the main Irish republican armed group during the conflict, sometimes referred to as the 'Provos', formed in 1970 following a split with the Official IRA. JFF: Campaign group 'Justice for the Forgotten' focusing on conflict related incidents in the Republic of Ireland. LIB: Legacy Investigations Branch, unit of the PSNI responsible for historic cases from 2014. MI5: British security service responsible for domestic counter-intelligence. MI6: British security service responsible for foreign counter-intelligence. MLA: Member of Legislative Assembly-member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. MP: Member of the elected house of UK Parllament. MRF: Military Reaction Force-covert intelligence-gathering and counter-insurgency unit of the British Army operational in the early 1970s; aka Military Reconnaissance Force.
Force Research Unit-NI-specific intelligence unit of the British Army tasked with operating agent... more Force Research Unit-NI-specific intelligence unit of the British Army tasked with operating agents in paramilitary groups. GAA: Gaelic Athletic Association (in Irish, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael). GFA: The 1998 Good Friday Agreement. HET: Historical Enquiries Team-a police unit established in the PSNI from 2005-2014 to review conflictrelated deaths. HIU: Historical Investigations Unit-an independent investigative body that was to be established under the 2014 UK-Ireland Stormont House Agreement. HMIC: Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary-inspects and assesses police forces and policing organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. (Changed in 2017 to Her/His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) ICIR: Independent Commission for Information Retrieval, an international truth recovery body envisaged under the Stormont House Agreement to take protected statements relating to conflict related incidents.. ICRIR: Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Retrieval-a new legacy body established under the UK 2023 legacy act to 'review' certain conflict related cases and issue immunity certificates. INLA: Irish National Liberation Army-a republican armed group formed in 1975. IRA: Irish Republican Army-the main Irish republican armed group during the conflict, sometimes referred to as the 'Provos', formed in 1970 following a split with the Official IRA. JFF: Campaign group 'Justice for the Forgotten' focusing on conflict related incidents in the Republic of Ireland. LIB: Legacy Investigations Branch, unit of the PSNI responsible for historic cases from 2014. MI5: British security service responsible for domestic counter-intelligence. MI6: British security service responsible for foreign counter-intelligence. MLA: Member of Legislative Assembly-member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. MP: Member of the elected house of UK Parllament. MRF: Military Reaction Force-covert intelligence-gathering and counter-insurgency unit of the British Army operational in the early 1970s; aka Military Reconnaissance Force.
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