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I am not sure what your symbol M2(IR) exactly denotes.
If it is , the ring of 2x2-matrices over the field of real numbers, then the answer is
There are no non-trivial two-sided ideals in this ring.
It is well known fact.
For relevant discussion, see the link
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/22629/why-is-the-ring-of-matrices-over-a-field-simple
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/22629/why-is-the-ring-of-matrices-over-a-field-simple