IRA Memorial, Memorial monument in Athlone, Ireland

The IRA Memorial is a limestone monument at the corner of Church Street and Custume Place in Athlone, close to the River Shannon. It consists of a life-sized statue of a man in the IRA uniform of the period, standing on a two-tiered pedestal and enclosed by metal railings.

Unveiled in 1953 at the corner of Church Street and Custume Place, the memorial commemorates the Athlone Brigade of the Irish Republican Army, which fought in the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. Its limestone figure, carved by Desmond Broe of the Harold's Cross sculpting family, stands on a two-tiered pedestal behind metal railings.

The memorial is dedicated to the Athlone Brigade of the Irish Republican Army, which took part in the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. Its location at Church Street and Custume Place keeps the brigade's role in the town's public memory.

The memorial stands at the corner of Church Street and Custume Place, on the west bank of the Shannon, a short walk from Athlone Castle and the town centre. It is visible from the street and enclosed by metal railings, so it can be viewed from the pavement at any time.

The sculptor Desmond Broe came from a family of sculptors long established in Harold's Cross, Dublin. The memorial stands at the corner of Church Street and Custume Place, a short walk from the banks of the River Shannon, on the edge of Athlone's historic core.