In May 1974 unionists called a general strike to protest against the Sunningdale Agreement – an attempt at power-sharing , setting up a Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland , which would have given the Government of Ireland a voice in running Northern Ireland . During that strike on 17 May , the UVF carried out the Dublin and Monaghan car bombings , which killed 33 civilians . The Provisional IRA carried out the bombing of two pubs in the English city of Birmingham the following November , resulting in 21 deaths
bombing of two pubs
Birmingham pub bombings
Miami Showband killings