Fact Files

Brief guides to the political parties and paramilitaries of Northern Ireland.

	Political Parties			Paramilitaries


	• Alliance Party of Northern Ireland • Democratic Unionist Party • Northern Ireland Women's Coalition • Social Democratic and Labour Party • Sinn Féin • Progressive Unionist Party • Ulster Democratic Party • Ulster Unionist Party • United Kingdom Unionist Party • Northern Ireland Unionist Party			• Irish Republican Army • Provisional IRA • Official IRA • Continuity IRA • The Real IRA/32-County Sovereignty Movement • Irish National Liberation Army • Direct Action Against Drugs • Ulster Defence Association/Ulster Freedom Fighters • Ulster Volunteer Force • Loyalist Volunteer Force • Red Hand Defenders/Orange Volunteers

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