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IRA as an abbreviation most commonly refers to:

• Irish Republican Army, which has existed in various forms since 1916 (see List of IRAs for details).
  • Since 1969, the Provisional Irish Republican Army has usually been referred to simply as the "IRA".
• Individual Retirement Account, a private retirement account within the United States Internal Revenue Service code.

IRA as an abbreviation may also refer to:

• Indian Rationalist Association, a member of the Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations
• Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 secured certain rights to Native Americans
• Indian Rights Association, an advocacy and lobbyist group for the rights of Native Americans
• Intercollegiate Rowing Association, the national championship for USA men's collegiate rowing
• Internal Revenue Allotment, the local government's share of revenues from the national government of the Philippines
• International Racquetball Association, an organisation regulating the sport of Racquetball
• International Reading Association, a membership organisation of literacy professionals
• International Reference Alphabet No. 5 as defined by ITU-T T.50.
• Inventory Record Accuracy, a verification protocol for stores
• Inverness Royal Academy, a secondary school in Scotland
• Íslenskir Radíóamatörar, an amateur radio organization in Iceland
• I.R.A. (band), "Ideas de Revolución Adolescente", a Colombian punk band

"Ira" as a name

Ira as a name may refer to:

Places

• Eira, Messenia, aka Ira, a municipality in northern Messenia, Greece
• Ira Township, Michigan
• Ira, Iowa
• Ira, New York
• Ira, Texas
  • Ira Independent School District
• Ira, Vermont
• -ra is the Livonian name for Lielirbe, Latvia

Given names

• Ira (, Standard Hebrew -Ira, Tiberian Hebrew -Îrâ), a Hebrew language personal name
• "Ira", a diminutive form of the name Irina
• Ira Aldridge, (1807-1867) U.S. stage actor
• Ira Allen, (1751-1814) one of the founders of Vermont
• Ira Allen Eastman, (1809-1881) U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
• Ira Angustain, (1958) U.S. actor
• Ira Aten (1862-1953) Texas Ranger
• Ira Babcock, (c. 1808-1888) American pioneer
• Ira Baldwin, (1895-1999) founder of the Wisconsin Academy Foundation
• Ira Basen, Canadian radio producer
• Ira Berkow, (1940) Pulitzer Prize-winning sports reporter
• Ira Berlin, (1941) American historian
• Ira Bowman (1973) American professional basketball player
• Ira Byock physician and author
• Ira Clifton Copley, (1864-1947) U.S. politician and newspaper publisher
• Ira Coleman Batman, (1862-1934) U.S. jurist and politician
• Ira Condict, (1764-1811) third President of Queen's College
• Ira C. Eaker, (1896-1987) general of the United States Army Air Forces
• Ira Flatow, U.S. journalist
• Ira A. Fulton, (1931) U.S. businessman
• Ira Gershwin, lyricist and brother of composer George Gershwin
• Ira Glass, U.S. radio personality
• Ira Goldstein, ASB Bank character.
• Ira B. Harkey Jr., (1918-2006) Pulitzer Prize winning author
• Ira Hayes, a U.S. marine, immortalized in the iconic photograph of the flag raising on Iwo Jima
• Ira B. Hyde, (1838-1926) Republican representative from Missouri, USA
• Ira Kaplan, a U.S. musician, singer and guitarist for Yo La Tengo
• Ira Levin, a U.S. novelist
• Ira C. Owens, (1936) Lieutenant General of the United States Army

Nicknames

• Indira Vladi-, Croatian singer

Fiction

• Ira (mythology), a goddess in Polynesian mythology
• "Ira", another name for goddess of Knowledge, Saraswati in Hindu mythology
• Dr. Ira Graves, PhD, a fictional character from the Star Trek universe who appeared in the episode "The Schizoid Man" of the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series.

Other

• Ayra, a fictional character from Nintendo's Fire Emblem series, more specifically the Super Famicom game called Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu. Known in Japan as "Ira".
• Ira Latin word for Wrath, one of the seven deadly sins.
• Ira!, a popular Brazilian Rock'n'Roll band.
• Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology, Brigham Young University
• Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University
• IRA, a Polish rock band, popular in the early 90s
• Ira (musical instrument), used in Kallawaya traditional music in South America

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