Chronology of Continuity Irish Republican Army Actions - 1998

1998

• 6 January: A 500 lb car bomb was defused by the security forces in the middle of Banbridge, County Down. It is unclear whether the bomb was planted by the Continuity IRA, the Real IRA, or members of both organizations.
• 24 January : After a telephoned warning, a car bomb exploded outside the 'River Club' on Factory Road in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. The building was extensively damaged, but there were no injuries. It is believed the CIRA was responsible.
• 20 February: A 500 lb car bomb exploded outside the RUC base in Moira, County Down. The blast caused widespread damage and injured eleven people, mostly RUC officers. It is unclear whether the bomb was planted by the CIRA, the RIRA, or members of both organizations.
• 23 February: A 300 lb car bomb exploded near the RUC base on Edward Street in Portadown, County Armagh. The blast caused widespread damage but no injuries. It is unclear whether the bomb was planted by the CIRA, the RIRA, or members of both organizations.
• 3 March : A 600 lb car bomb was found by Garda in County Louth. They believed it was being prepared for a CIRA attack in Armagh.
• 10 March : There was a mortar attack on the RUC base on Newry Road in Armagh. People were evacuated from the surrounding area after the British Army spotted the mortars, and there were no injuries. It is unclear whether the attack was carried out by the CIRA, the RIRA, or members of both organizations.
• 20 March : A bomb was left in the Northern Bank in Derry, and the city centre was cleared for four hours while the British Army defused it. CIRA claimed a Republican tried to prevent them carrying out the attack.
• 4 May : There was an attempted mortar attack on Grosvenor Road RUC base in Belfast. One of the mortars did not reach its target and the other exploded in its launch tube. It is believed the CIRA was responsible.
• 9 May : There was a mortar attack on the RUC base in Belleek, County Fermanagh. The mortars fell short of their target and one exploded as the RUC was clearing the area. There were no injuries. It is unclear whether the attack was carried out by the CIRA, the RIRA, or members of both organizations.
• 15 May : A car and trailer bomb were abandoned in Kinawley, County Fermanagh. The army recovered and made safe two mortars, containing between 100 lb and 150 lb of explosives. It is believed the CIRA was responsible.
• 4 September : The CIRA claimed to have launched an attack on an RUC patrol on Moy Road, between Portadown, County Armagh and Moy, County Tyrone. The RUC denied any knowledge of an attack in the area.