Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
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BA British Army
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation
BIA British-Irish Association
BIIB British-Irish Interparliamentary Body
BIIC British-Irish Intergovernmental Council
BUDP British Ulster Dominion Party
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CAC Continuity Army Council (See: Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA): also ICAC: Irish CAC)
CAD Catholic Anti-Discrimination
CAJ Committee on the Administration of Justice
CBI Confederation of British Industry
CCDC Central Citizens' Defence Committee
CCRU Central Community Relations Unit
CDU Campaign for Democracy in Ulster
CDV Campaign for a Devolved Parliament
CDRNI Campaign for Democratic Rights in Northern Ireland
CEA Catholic Ex-Servicemen's Association
CEC Campaign for Equal Citizenship
CG Charter Group
CIRA Continuity Irish Republican Army
CLMC Combined Loyalist Military Command
CLRNI Campaign for Labour Representation in Northern Ireland
CPI Communist Party of Ireland
CPNI Communist Party of Northern Ireland
CPNI Conservative Party of Northern Ireland
CRC Community Relations Council
CRF Catholic Reaction Force [See: Irish National Liberation Army (INLA)]
CSC Centre for the Study of Conflict
CSO Central Statistical Office
CSJ Campaign for Social Justice in Northern Ireland
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DAAD Direct Action Against Drugs
DCAC Derry Citizens' Action Committee
DCDC Derry Citizens' Defence Committee
DED Department of Economic Development
DHAC Derry Housing Action Committee
DL Democratic Left
DOE Department of the Environment
DPP Director of Public Prosecutions
DUAC Derry Unemployed Action Committee
DULC Democratic Unionist Loyalist Coalition
DUP Democratic Unionist Party (also UDUP: Ulster DUP)
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ECHR European Commission of Human Rights
EOC Equal Opportunities Commission
EMU Education for Mutual Understanding
EP Ecology Party
EPA Emergency Provisions Act
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FAIT Families Against Intimidation and Terror
FEA Fair Employment Agency
FEC Fair Employment Commission
FET Fair Employment Tribunal
FF Fianna Fáil
FG Fine Gael
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GAA Gaelic Athletic Association
GB Great Britain
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HCL Homeless Citizens' League
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IBA Independent Broadcasting Authority
ICAC Irish Continuity Army Council (also CAC)
ICTU Irish Congress of Trade Unions
IDB Industrial Development Board
IFI International Fund for Ireland
IGC Intergovernmental Conference
IIP Irish Independence Party
ILP Independent Labour Party
INC Irish National Caucus
INLA Irish National Liberation Army
IPLO Irish People's Liberation Organisation
IPS Independent Progressive Socialist
IRA Irish Republican Army (also PIRA Provisional IRA)
IRB Irish Republican Brotherhood
IRSP Irish Republican Socialist Party
ITGWU Irish Transport and General Workers Union
ITN Independent Television News
ITV Independent Television
IWG Irish Workers' Group
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LAW Loyalist Association of Workers
LCU Loyal Citizens of Ulster
LDP Liberal Democratic Party
LOL Loyal Orange Lodge
LP Labour Party
LPNI Labour Party of Northern Ireland
LVF Loyalist Volunteer Force
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MEP Member of the European Parliament
MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly (NI, 1998-)
MOD Ministry of Defence
MORI Market and Opinion Research International
MP Member of Parliament
MPA Member of Parliamentary Assembly (NI, 1982)
MRBI Market Research Bureau Ireland
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NA New Agenda
NDP National Democratic Party
NCCL National Council for Civil Liberities
NI Northern Ireland
NICRA Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
NICCL Northern Ireland Council for Civil Liberties
NICVA Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
NIF New Ireland Forum
NIHE Northern Ireland Housing Executive
NIHT Northern Ireland Housing Trust
NILP Northern Ireland Labour Party
NIO Northern Ireland Office
NIVT Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust
NP Nationalist Party
NORAID Irish Northern Aid Committee
NUM New Ulster Movement
NUPRG New Ulster Political Research Group
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OIRA Official Irish Republican Army
OO Orange Order
OV Orange Volunteers (also RHD)
OSF Official Sinn Féin
OUP Official Unionist Party (also UUP)
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PAF Protestant Action Force
PAG Protestant Action Group
PD People's Democracy
PD Progressive Democrats
PIRA Provisional Irish Republican Army (also IRA)
POW Prisoner of War
PP Peace People
PPP People's Progressive Party
PR Proportional Representation
PSF Provisional Sinn Féin
PTA Prevention of Terrorism Act
PTF Protestant Task Force
PUP Progressive Unionist Party
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QUB Queen's University of Belfast
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RAF Royal Air Force
RC Roman Catholic
RCs Republican Clubs
RDC Rural District Council
RHC Red Hand Commando (also UVF)
RHD Red Hand Defenders (also OV)
RIR Royal Irish Regiment
RLP Republican Labour Party
RM Resident Magistrate
RSF Republican Sinn Féin
RTE Radio Telefis Éireann
RUC Royal Ulster Constabulary
RUCR Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve
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SACHR Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights
SAS Special Air Service
SDA Shankill Defence Association
SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party
SDP Social Democratic Party
SF Sinn Féin
STV Single Transferable Vote
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TA Territorial Army
TD Teachta Dalá (member of Dáil Éiraeann)
TOM Troops Out Movement
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UAC Ulster Army Council
UCA Ulster Citizen Army
UCDC Ulster Constitution Defence Committee
UDA Ulster Defence Association (also UFF)
UDG Ulster Dominion Group
UDI Unilateral Declaration of Independence
UDP Ulster Democratic Party
UDR Ulster Defence Regiment
UFF Ulster Freedom Fighters (also UDA)
UIC Ulster Independence Committee
UIP Ulster Independence Party
UK United Kingdom
ULA Ulster Loyalist Association
ULCCC Ulster Loyalist Central Co-ordinating Committee
ULDP Ulster Loyalist Democratic Party
ULP Ulster Labour Party
ULP Ulster Liberal Party
UN United Nations
UPA Ulster Protestant Action
UPNI Unionist Party of Northern Ireland
UPUP Ulster Popular Unionist Party
UPV Ulster Protestant Volunteers
USA United States of America
USC Ulster Special Constabulary (B Specials)
USCA Ulster Special Constabulary Association
UTV Ulster Television
UU University of Ulster
UUAC United Unionist Action Council
UUP Ulster Unionist Party
UUUC United Ulster Unionist Council
UUUM United Ulster Unionist Movement
UUUP United Ulster Unionist Party
UVF Ulster Volunteer Force (also RHC)
UWC Ulster Workers' Council
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VSC Vanguard Service Corps
VULC Vanguard Unionist Loyalist Coalition
