My use of "I know" was in reference to the Anglo-Irish War of 1919-1921, which was why I used "early 20th century." I in no way meant to imply that the IRA is/was an innocent, pacific orgnization.
I freely admit to having scant knowledge of the IRA. I am aware that they were involved with weapons trade with the PLO and had dealings in South America (I didn't know about the Philippines), and it really doesn't surprise me that they'd be working with other terrorists. However, I must confess that I'm confused by what constitutes the IRA these days. Is it the official one or the provisional one? Either way, through my internet browsing, I have indeed learned that I was wrong in my estimates of the people the IRA has killed.
Post 350 answers your question about presentday "IRA" -
My post to you was just to reinforce what you obviously do - independent research, instead of relying on the misleading information printed or shown as "news" these days.