[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":4},["ShallowReactive",2],{"event-plain-ira-occupies-four-courts":3},"On April 14, 1922, approximately 200 Anti-Treaty IRA militants, led by Rory O'Connor, occupied the Four Courts and other key buildings in central Dublin. This action initiated a tense standoff with the Provisional Government, which was formed after the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The anti-Treaty faction aimed to provoke a renewed conflict with Britain, hoping to unite the divided IRA against a common enemy. However, the Provisional Government viewed this as an act of rebellion against the nascent Irish Free State, setting the stage for the Irish Civil War.",1789333839779]