Ira or IRA may refer to: * Ira (name), a Hebrew, Sanskrit, Russian or Finnish language personal name * Ira (surname), a rare Estonian and some other language family name * Iran, UNDP code IRA

Law

Indian Reorganization Act The Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of June 18, 1934, or the Wheeler–Howard Act, was U.S. federal legislation that dealt with the status of American Indians in the United States. It was the centerpiece of what has been often called the "Indian ...

of 1934, US, on status of Native Americans * Individual retirement account, in the US, giving tax benefits * Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a US budget reconciliation bill * Internal Revenue Allotment, a local share of Philippines government revenue

Music

* Ira (Polish band), a Polish heavy metal band * Ira!, a Brazilian rock band *

I.R.A. (band) I.R.A. is a Colombian hardcore punk band from Medellín, Antioquia Department, in Colombia. It was formed in 1985 by David Viola (at present, guitarist and vocalist of the band) and some of his friends who have already left the band. It is one ...

, a Colombian punk band *One part of an Andean wind instrument, the siku

Organizations

* Indian Reunification Association *

Indian Rationalist Association The Indian Rationalist Association is a voluntary organisation in India whose 100,000 members Bedi, Rahul." ''The Irish Times.'' 2009-07-13. Retrieved 15 August 2009 promote scientific skepticism and critique supernatural claims. It publishes b ...

Indian Rights Association The Indian Rights Association (IRA) was a social activist group dedicated to the well being and acculturation of American Indians. Founded by non-Indians in Philadelphia in 1882, the group was highly influential in American Indian policy through ...

, US, for Native Americans * Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), a Mauritania anti-slavery group * Insurance Regulatory Authority (Kenya), the authority charged with regulation and supervision of Kenya's insurance industry * Intercollegiate Rowing Association, US * International Reading Association, now the International Literacy Association * Internet Research Agency or "The Trolls of Olgino", a Russian state-sponsored troll group * ICAO designator for Iran Air, an Iranian airline * Irish Republican Army, which has existed in various forms since 1917: **

Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) The Irish Republican Army (IRA; ga, Óglaigh na hÉireann) was an Irish republican revolutionary paramilitary organisation. The ancestor of many groups also known as the Irish Republican Army, and distinguished from them as the "Old IRA", it wa ...

** Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) **

Continuity Irish Republican Army The Continuity Irish Republican Army (Continuity IRA or CIRA), styling itself as the Irish Republican Army (), is an Irish republican paramilitary group that aims to bring about a united Ireland. It claims to be a direct continuation of the or ...

(1994–present) ** Official Irish Republican Army (1969–1972) ** Provisional Irish Republican Army (1969–2005) ** Real Irish Republican Army, sometimes referred to as New IRA (1997–present) ** New IRA (2012–present) * Islamabad Rugby Association * Íslenskir Radíóamatörar, ÍRA, an amateur radio organization in Iceland

Places

United States

* Ira, Iowa * Ira Township, Michigan *

Ira, Missouri Ira is an unincorporated community in northeastern Laclede County, Missouri, Laclede County, in the Ozarks of south central Missouri. The community is located on Missouri Route E, approximately six miles northwest of Eldridge, Missouri, Eldridge and ...

Ira, New York Ira is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,145 at the 2020 census. The town is in the northern part of the county and is northwest of Syracuse. History Ira was part of the Central New York Military Tract. ...

Ira, Texas Ira is an unincorporated community in Scurry County, Texas, United States. It lies in the southwestern corner of the county at the junction of State Highway 350 and Farm to Market Road 1606, 10 miles southwest of Snyder, and has an estimated pop ...

Hopewell, Red River County, Texas Hopewell (also, Ira and Mulberry) is a former unincorporated community in Red River County, Texas, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country prim ...

, formerly Ira * Ira, Vermont

Elsewhere

Ire (Iliad) Ira ( grc, Ἰρά), or Ire (Ἱρὴ), was a town of ancient Messenia, mentioned by Homer in the ''Iliad'', as one of the seven towns which Agamemnon offered to Achilles. It is identified with either the later Abia on the Messenian Gulf, or the lat ...

or Ira, a town mentioned in the Iliad *

Ira (Lesbos) Hiera ( grc, Ἱερά), also known as Iera or Ira (Ίρα), was a town of ancient Lesbos Lesbos or Lesvos ( el, Λέσβος, Lésvos ) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of with approximately of coastlin ...

, a town of ancient Lesbos, Greece *

Eira (Messenia) Eira ( grc, Εἶρα), also known as Hira or Ira (Ἰρά), and Hire or Ire (Ἱρὴ), was a fortified settlement on a mountain of the same name, in the north of ancient Messenia, near the Neda River. During the Second Messenian War the Messenians ...

, or Ira, an ancient town of Messenia, Greece *

Eira, Messenia Eira ( el, Είρα) is a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is locate ...

or Ira, a municipality in northern Messenia, Greece *

Ira, Mazandaran Ira ( fa, ایرا, also Romanized as Īrā; also known as Iza) is a village in Bala Larijan Rural District, Larijan District, Amol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also call ...

, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran * Ira, Syria, a village in as-Suwayda Governorate, Syria *

Ira, Tehran Ira ( fa, ايرا, also Romanized as Īrā) is a village in Lavasan-e Bozorg Rural District, Lavasanat District, Shemiranat County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 106, in 37 families. The natives of Ira, alike the ...

, a village in Tehran Province, Iran *

Lielirbe Lielirbe ( Livonian: ''Īra'') is a populated place in Tārgale parish, Ventspils municipality, Latvia. One of the twelve Livonian villages on ''Līvõd rānda'' - the Livonian Coast. Lielirbe is also known as Liyelirbe, Gross Irben, and Lielirb ...

or Īra, Latvia *

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was a presidential republic that ruled Afghanistan from 2004 to 2021. The state was established to replace the Afghan interim (2001–2002) and transitional (2002–2004) administrations, which were formed ...

, an Official name of Afghanistan in Exile.

Other uses

*''Ira'', Latin for wrath, one of the seven deadly sins * ''Ira'' (film), a 2018 Indian (Malyalam) film *

Ira (mythology) In Polynesian mythology, Ira is the sky goddess and mother of the star A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by its gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, ne ...

, a goddess in Polynesian mythology * ''Ira'' (moth), a moth genus * Irina or Ira, a given name *

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, a baseball statistic *

International Reference Alphabet International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

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