What does Dissident Irish Republican Army mean?
• DISSIDENT IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY (noun) The noun DISSIDENT IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY has 1 sense: 1. a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement Familiarity information: DISSIDENT IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY used as a noun is very rare.