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Oooh it's my lucky day! My thesis is on the peace process, so I've accumulated a pretty big bibliography as I've gone along; I'll give you some good references to get you started below. It's a really fascinating moment in time to study. Just out of my own curiosity -- what has piqued your interest in looking at the IRA in particular in relation to the Good Friday Agreement?
Please note, in flagrant disregard of your specifications (I'm sorry!), these are all books:
Bryan, Dominic. Orange Parades: The Politics of Ritual, Tradition and Control.
de Bréadún, Deaglán. The Far Side of Revenge: Making Peace in Northern Ireland. 2nd edition. Cork: The Collins Press, 2008.
Gallaher, Carolyn. After the Peace: Loyalist Paramilitaries in Post-Accord Northern Ireland. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2007.
Gilligan, Chris and Jonathan Tonge. Peace and War? Understanding the Peace Process in Northern Ireland. Aldershot: Ashgate, 1997.
Jarman, Neal. Material Conflicts: Parades and Visual Displays in Northern Ireland. Oxford: Berg, 1997.
McKay, Susan. Northern Protestants: An Unsettled People. Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 2000.
McKittrick, David and David McVea. Making Sense of the Troubles: A History of the Northern Ireland Conflict. London: Penguin, 2001.
McAuley, James W. and Graham Spencer. Ulster Loyalism after the Good Friday Agreement : History, Identity and Change. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
McLaughlin, Greg and Stephen Baker. The Propaganda of Peace: The Role of Media and Culture in the Northern Ireland Peace Process. Bristol: Intellect, 2010.
Patterson, Henry and Eric Kauffman. Unionism and Orangeism in Northern Ireland since 1945: The Decline of the Loyal Family. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2007.
Rowan, Brian. Behind the Lines: The Story of the IRA and Loyalist Ceasefires. Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1995.
I don't really know, i'm from Dublin :)
I read this book and it gave me quite an insight, though they talk to less hardcore people. The others seem more apathetic about it.
https://www.amazon.com/Northern-Protestants-Unsettled-Susan-McKay/dp/0856407712
I think in the past there definitely was more when Ireland really was a catholic backwater. Now ROI is more cosmopolitan, less catholic and wealthier I think it's changed, but follow some made guys on twitter and you'll see people really talking shit about the south.
If you want a good one to add to that, I'd recommend 'northern Protestants- an unsettled people'
Really interesting book.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Northern-Protestants-Unsettled-Susan-McKay/dp/0856407712
>After listening to the Wolfe Tones and Dubliners so much and watching some films like Hunger, Bloody Sunday and In The Name of the Father
Using the above sources (except the Dubliners) to gain a better understanding Irish history and society would be similar to learning about American capitalism by watching Michael Moore documentaries. My point is, these are either emotionally charged or extremely biased sources which is of no benefit to an understanding of history. (Personally, I think using film is generally a bad choice as a method to learn history.)
Some good resources would include:
Dermot Keogh, Twentieth Century Ireland Amazon Link
R.F. Foster, The Oxford History of Ireland Amazon Link (admittedly, many Irish don't like Foster's revisionist approach to Irish history. However, this book is a short and concise edition to Ireland's entire history and provides good context for the 20th century).
Susan McKay, Northern Protestants: An unsettled people Amazon Link
Others mentioned the CAIN website to understand the troubles, and I totally agree. If you are in college at the moment, and have access to academic journal articles, check out Irish Historical Studies. They also have a website.
Finally, check out Newstalk's 'Talking History' podcasts. The presenter is a lecturer in Trinity College, Dublin and his guests are almost always distinct academics on each respective issue. If you look through the back catalog, you will find some great podcasts around twentieth century Irish history.