<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="3"> The Troubles </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Political map of Ireland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 1968 -- 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Northern Ireland Violence occasionally spread to the Republic of Ireland , England , and mainland Europe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Military stalemate </Li> <Li> Good Friday Agreement ( 1998 ) </Li> <Li> St Andrews Agreement ( 2006 ) </Li> <Li> Withdrawal of British forces taking part in Operation Banner </Li> <Li> Disarmament of paramilitary groups </Li> <Li> Continuing low - level armed conflict </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="3"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> State security forces </P> <P> United Kingdom </P> <Ul> <Li> British Armed Forces </Li> <Li> Royal Ulster Constabulary </Li> </Ul> <P> Ireland </P> <Ul> <Li> Irish Defence Forces </Li> <Li> Gardaí </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> Irish republican paramilitaries </P> <Ul> <Li> Provisional IRA </Li> <Li> Official IRA ( 1969 -- 1972 ) </Li> <Li> Irish National Liberation Army ( INLA ) ( 1974 -- 1998 ) </Li> <Li> Irish People 's Liberation Organisation ( IPLO ) ( 1986 -- 1992 ) </Li> <Li> Continuity IRA ( 1994 -- ) </Li> <Li> Real IRA ( 1997 -- ) </Li> </Ul> Supported by : Libya ( arms shipments ) </Td> <Td> <P> Ulster loyalist paramilitaries </P> <Ul> <Li> Ulster Volunteer Force ( UVF ) </Li> <Li> Ulster Defence Association ( UDA ) </Li> <Li> Red Hand Commando ( RHC ) </Li> <Li> Ulster Resistance ( UR ) ( 1986 -- 1989 ) </Li> <Li> Loyalist Volunteer Force ( LVF ) ( 1996 -- 1999 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="3"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> British Army : 705 ∟ ( inc . UDR ) RUC : 301 NIPS : 24 TA : 7 Other UK police : 6 Royal Air Force : 4 Royal Navy : 2 Total : 1,049 </P> Irish Army : 1 Gardaí : 9 IPS : 1 Total : 11 </Td> <Td> PIRA : 291 INLA : 39 OIRA : 27 IPLO : 9 RIRA : 2 Total : 368 </Td> <Td> UDA : 91 UVF : 62 RHC : 4 LVF : 3 UR : 2 Total : 162 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Civilians killed : 1,841 ( or 1,935 inc . ex-combatants ) Total dead : 3,532 Total injured : 47,500 + All casualties : around 50,000 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="3"> The Troubles </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Political map of Ireland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 1968 -- 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Northern Ireland Violence occasionally spread to the Republic of Ireland , England , and mainland Europe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Military stalemate </Li> <Li> Good Friday Agreement ( 1998 ) </Li> <Li> St Andrews Agreement ( 2006 ) </Li> <Li> Withdrawal of British forces taking part in Operation Banner </Li> <Li> Disarmament of paramilitary groups </Li> <Li> Continuing low - level armed conflict </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="3"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> State security forces </P> <P> United Kingdom </P> <Ul> <Li> British Armed Forces </Li> <Li> Royal Ulster Constabulary </Li> </Ul> <P> Ireland </P> <Ul> <Li> Irish Defence Forces </Li> <Li> Gardaí </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> Irish republican paramilitaries </P> <Ul> <Li> Provisional IRA </Li> <Li> Official IRA ( 1969 -- 1972 ) </Li> <Li> Irish National Liberation Army ( INLA ) ( 1974 -- 1998 ) </Li> <Li> Irish People 's Liberation Organisation ( IPLO ) ( 1986 -- 1992 ) </Li> <Li> Continuity IRA ( 1994 -- ) </Li> <Li> Real IRA ( 1997 -- ) </Li> </Ul> Supported by : Libya ( arms shipments ) </Td> <Td> <P> Ulster loyalist paramilitaries </P> <Ul> <Li> Ulster Volunteer Force ( UVF ) </Li> <Li> Ulster Defence Association ( UDA ) </Li> <Li> Red Hand Commando ( RHC ) </Li> <Li> Ulster Resistance ( UR ) ( 1986 -- 1989 ) </Li> <Li> Loyalist Volunteer Force ( LVF ) ( 1996 -- 1999 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="3"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> British Army : 705 ∟ ( inc . UDR ) RUC : 301 NIPS : 24 TA : 7 Other UK police : 6 Royal Air Force : 4 Royal Navy : 2 Total : 1,049 </P> Irish Army : 1 Gardaí : 9 IPS : 1 Total : 11 </Td> <Td> PIRA : 291 INLA : 39 OIRA : 27 IPLO : 9 RIRA : 2 Total : 368 </Td> <Td> UDA : 91 UVF : 62 RHC : 4 LVF : 3 UR : 2 Total : 162 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Civilians killed : 1,841 ( or 1,935 inc . ex-combatants ) Total dead : 3,532 Total injured : 47,500 + All casualties : around 50,000 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did the troubles in northern ireland start
when did the troubles in northern ireland start
1968
1968