Ira

The acronym IRA most commonly refers to:

• Irish Republican Army, which has existed in various forms since 1916 (see List of IRAs for details). Since 1969, the Provisional IRA has usually been reffered to simply as the "IRA".

• Individual Retirement Account, a private retirement account within the United States Internal Revenue Service code.

Ira may refer to:

• Ira (mythology), a goddess in Polynesian mythology.
• Ira (עִירָא, Standard Hebrew ʿIra, Tiberian Hebrew ʿÎrâ) is a Hebrew language personal name.
• "Ira", a diminutive form of the name Irina
• Ira, also Eira, is a municipality in northern Messenia, Greece
• "Ira", another name for goddess of Knowledge, Saraswati in Hindu mythology
• Ayra, a fictional character from Nintendo's Fire Emblem series, more specifically the Super Famicom game called Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu. Known in Japan as Ira.
• Ira!, a popular Brazilian Rock'n'Roll band.
• Ira, nickname of Indira Vladić, Croatian singer.
• Ira Goldstein, ASB Bank character.
• Ira Levin, a U.S. novelist.
• Ira Kaplan, a U.S. musician, singer and guitarrist for indie band Yo La Tengo.
• Ira Hayes, a United States Marine

It can also refer to the following:

• Indian Rationalist Association, a member of the Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations.
• Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 secured certain rights to Native Americans.
• Indian Rights Association, an advocacy and lobbyist group for the rights of Native Americans.
• Intercollegiate Rowing Association, the national championship for USA men's collegiate rowing.
• International Racquetball Association, an organisation regulating the sport of Racquetball.
• International Reading Association, a membership organisation of literacy professionals.
• International Reference Alphabet No. 5 as defined by ITU-T T.50.
• Inventory Record Accuracy, a verification protocol for stores.
• Inverness Royal Academy, a secondary school in Scotland.
• I.R.A. (band), "Ideas de Revolución Adolescente", a Colombian punk band.
• IRA, a Polish rock band, popular in the early 90's.