It is sometimes hard to appreciate just how far the Northern Irish peace process has come but ten years ago I am sure that few could have imagined that it would reach a point where Sinn Féin would vote to participate in the province's policing and justice processes. As is to be expected the ever intransigent Unionists greeted the announcement with scorn. I can just hear Ian Paisley chanting, in his dulcet tones, "no surrender to the IRA". By the way it took talking to American financied terrorists (or are they freedom fighters if they are Christian) to get this far.
I hope the progress continues. After all the Rev. Paisley can't live forever.
I say this as a victim of the 1996 bomb at South Quay which almost scuttled the peace process for good.
I hope the progress continues. After all the Rev. Paisley can't live forever.
I say this as a victim of the 1996 bomb at South Quay which almost scuttled the peace process for good.
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