* 2005 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty year long armed campaign in Northern Ireland.

In January 2005, the paper was due to run a front-page story on the Provisional IRA's denial of involvement in the Northern Bank Robbery, one of Europe's largest ever, and a column by Kevin Myers, which said that the Provisional IRA were responsible.

On 13 November 2005 the UDA announced that it would " consider its future ", in the wake of the standing down of the Provisional IRA and Loyalist Volunteer Force.

** Provisional Irish Republican Army ( PIRA ) ( 1969 – 2005 ).

In March 2005, a few groups and former members of the SA who did not join Respect met as the Socialist Alliance ( Provisional ).

* In February 2005, he accused the Sinn Féin leaders Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness and Martin Ferris of being members of the Provisional IRA Army Council.

On 26 September 2005, the commission published its fourth and final report on acts of Provisional IRA ( PIRA ) decommissioning.

The Iraqi Interim Government itself took the place of the Coalition Provisional Authority ( and the Iraq Interim Governing Council ) on June 28, 2004, and was replaced by the Iraqi Transitional Government on May 3, 2005.

On 7 January 2005 Hugh Orde, the service's Chief Constable, issued an interim report in which he blamed the Provisional IRA for the robbery.

On 18 January 2005 the Provisional IRA issued a two-line statement denying any involvement in the robbery: " The IRA has been accused of involvement in the recent Northern Bank robbery.

In March 2004 a governing council set up by the Coalition Provisional Authority signed an interim constitution which called for the election of a transitional National Assembly no later than the end of January 2005.

The murder of Robert McCartney ( 1971 – 31 January 2005 ) occurred in Belfast, Northern Ireland, allegedly carried out by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army.

In 2005 Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams called on the Provisional IRA to move from physical force activity to exclusively democratic means.

The Transitional National Assembly, which was elected in January 2005 pursuant to the Coalition Provisional Authority's Transitional Administrative Law, appointed a Constitutional Committee for the purpose of preparing a draft constitution by August 15, 2005.

The British and Irish Lions against the All Blacks in 2005

In 2005, Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Michael McDowell told Dáil Éireann that the organisation had a maximum of 150 members.

* 1953 – Tony Adams, Irish film producer ( d. 2005 )

* Irish Communications Market: Quarterly Key Data-September 2005 — Comreg report

On 1 November 2005, the Irish government published the Transport 21 plan which includes € 18bn for improved roads and € 16bn for improved rail, including the Western Railway Corridor and the Dublin Metro.

In 2005 the Irish Government launched Transport 21, a plan envisaging the investment of € 34 billion in transport infrastructure from 2006 until 2015.

* 1936 – Dave Allen, Irish comedian and actor ( d. 2005 )

* May 22 – George Best, Northern Irish footballer ( d. 2005 )

** Dan O ' Herlihy, Irish film actor ( d. 2005 )

In 2005, theater camp Stagedoor Manor premiered a play, The Heart Rising, focusing around a family of Irish immigrants to America.

In 2005 the Commissioners for Irish Lights named their new vessel Graunaile .< ref >

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The South-West region comprising counties Cork and Kerry contribute € 24, 877 billion ($ 39. 3 billion USD )( 2005 values ; 2008 exchange rate ) towards the Irish GDP.

* 2005: The Door Stands Open, Irish Writers Centre

* 2005 Irish PEN Award

were members of the Irish Football League until they folded in 2005.

* Bonynge looking to his Irish roots – Opera ~ Opera article 2005

* The IRB: The Irish Republican Brotherhood from The Land League to Sinn Féin, Owen McGee, Four Courts Press, 2005, ISBN 1-85182-972-5

' < Michael Wheatley, Nationalism and the Irish party: provincial Ireland 1910-1916 ( New York, 2005 ), p. 36 > Wheatley was referring to the fact that Fitzgibbon was a member of the CDB in Castlerea when the transaction took place.

In March 2005, Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív announced that the government of Ireland would begin listing only the Irish language versions of place names in the Gaeltachtaí as the official names, stripping the official Ordnance Survey of their English equivalents, to bring them up to date with roadsigns in the Gaeltacht, which have been in Irish only since 1970.

In the fall of 2005, it was publicly revealed that Irish windmill company Airtricity was planning to build several windmills in Hartsville, and had signed contracts with several landowners for the use of land on which to put these windmills.

Image: French Republican Guard cavalry DSC03123. JPG | Cavalry of the French Republican Guard — May 8, 2005 celebrations

* Republican Liberty Caucus – 95 % for 2005

* Chris Mooney, The Republican War on Science, 2005.

At the insistence of Republican Representative Richard Armey, the Act had a number of sunset provisions built in, which were originally set to expire on December 31, 2005.

Three's a Crowd: The Dynamic of Third Parties, Ross Perot, and Republican Resurgence Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2005.

In 2005, the Democrats gained a majority on the Saratoga Springs City Council after decades of Republican dominance.

After meagre results for his 2005 senatorial candidacy, and ahead of the 2007 elections, he joined a group of Province-based parties and Macri's Commitment to Change in a new centre-right coalition dubbed Republican Proposal ( Propuesta Republicana, PRO ).

* Ann Darby ( Republican )-2003 to 2005 ( Deputy Mayor in 2004 )

In 2005, Governor Ernie Fletcher appointed Republican Randy Thompson as County Judge Executive-the county's first Republican Judge Executive.

In the Kentucky Senate it is in the 21st District and has been represented by Republican Tom Jensen since 2005.

Simon spent most of 2004 and 2005 preparing to run for California state treasurer in 2006, and although he was the clear front-runner for the Republican nomination, he dropped out in October 2005 citing the need to devote more time and attention to his family and four children.

In a publicity move for the town, city officials officially " claim Senator Arnold Vinick as a resident of Santa Paula ," in April 2005, and opened an official campaign headquarters for the fictional Republican Senator in the town's train depot.

2005: Amy Marrella ( Republican ) defeated Laurence Grotheer ( Democrat );

When the Republican Party gained a majority in both houses of the General Assembly in 2005, the procedural rules previously used to prevent a vote by the full chamber were changed so that the bill was handled as a state bill and not as a local bill.

The 2005 documentary film Anytown, USA focused on the 2003 mayoral race between Republican Steve Lonegan, Democrat Fred Pesce and independent Dave Musikant.

* Douglas Forrester ( born 1953 ), former mayor of West Windsor Township who was the Republican Party nominee for U. S. Senator in 2002 and Governor of New Jersey in 2005.

He also served as Chairman of the Helmetta Republican Party, is the current Vice-Chair, was the 2005 Republican nominee for Middlesex County Clerk, was a Republican candidate in 2006 for U. S. Congress in New Jersey's 12th congressional district and the 18th district's candidate in 2007 and 2009 for New Jersey's General Assembly.