Primate calls on IRA to end all operations.

The primate of All Ireland Primate of All Ireland is a title held by the Archbishops of Armagh, in both the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland traditions, to signify that within their respective churches they are the senior churchmen in the island of Ireland. has demanded the disbandment dis·band
v. dis·band·ed, dis·band·ing, dis·bands

v.tr.
To dissolve the organization of (a corporation, for example).

v.intr.
1. of the IRA Ira, in the Bible
Ira (ī`rə), in the Bible.

1 Chief officer of David.

2,

3 Two of David's guard.

IRA, abbreviation
IRA. and an end to the armed struggle in Ireland.

The Archbishop of Armagh Today there are two people who hold the title of Archbishops of Armagh:

Archbishop of Armagh (Roman Catholic)
Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)

Both bear the title Primate of All Ireland for their respective churches. , Sean Brady, who only days earlier hit the headlines by criticising the Government's handling of security force collusion with loyalist killers in Northern Ireland, made a direct appeal for the Provisionals to wind up their operations for good.

"I'm calling on people to forsake once and for all the armed struggle," said Archbishop Brady. "We must dispel any ambivalence in our own community about the presence or actions of non-democratic and totally unaccountable armed groups in our own community" (The Universe, May 16, 2004).

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Date:	Jul 1, 2004
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