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==Funding==
{{See also|Paramilitary finances in the Troubles}}
In 2014, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine estimated the group's annual turnover at US$50&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/ghki45efh/9-real-ira-annual-turnover-50-million/ |title=The World's 10 Richest Terrorist Organizations |magazine=Forbes |access-date=16 December 2014}}</ref> According to the police in Northern Ireland, the main sources of the Real IRA's funding are illegal fuel operations and various smuggling activities.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Amanda |date=17 November 2014 |title=Real IRA 'is ninth richest terror group in the world' |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/real-ira-is-ninth-richest-terror-group-in-the-world-30748913.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218181658/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/real-ira-is-ninth-richest-terror-group-in-the-world-30748913.html |archive-date=18 December 2014 |newspaper=The Belfast Telegraph}}</ref> Illicit cigarettes were also said to be a significant source of income for the group.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thecre.com/ccsf/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Illicit-Cigarette-Trafficking-and-the-Funding-of-Terrorism.pdf|title=Illicit cigarette trafficking and the funding of terrorism|last=Billingslea|first=William|year=2004|work=The Police Chief Magazine|access-date=26 June 2017}}</ref> There are also other significant sources of funding from the group, including funding from sympathisers based in the US and other countries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2013/04/the-boston-bombings-should-make-us-real-ira-supporters-stop-and-think/|title=The Boston bombings should make 'Real IRA' supporters in the US stop and think {{!}} Coffee House|last=Oborne|first=Peter|date=25 April 2013|work=Coffee House|access-date=26 June 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=13 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213025943/https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2013/04/the-boston-bombings-should-make-us-real-ira-supporters-stop-and-think/}}</ref>