The end of the IRA

[exile]

Brave great move which can only bring good!
Will the UDA/UVF/LVF follow?
IT's great that the Republican mvoement is now peaceful brilliant stuff over the moon

ya no more punishment beatings or intimidating the mccartney sisters

[liam88]

ya no more punishment beatings or intimidating the mccartney sisters

Yeah funny how McCartney is household name and Lisa Dorrian isn;t hey?

....I'm just glad that the IRa have been brace enoguh to do this.

[paul_oshea]

lisa is that the really good looking one who went missing after a party in a caravan or waht?? what happened there, was she catholic?

[Gareth]

Time is a great tester of statements. Statements are just that. Statements. Following thru on Statements is what we want!!

[holidaysong]

Bertie Ahern was on Today FM - The Last Word this evening and said it was a pity that the Provisional IRA had ever formed... Would he have rathered Irish Catholics in the north to sit on their hands and accept the discrimination and violence dished out to them by the British state in the late 1960's?

Anyway regarding the statement - Positive move, needs to be followed through completely though and hopefully no dissidents will ruin it.

So United Ireland by 2016 anyone?

[Green Tribe]

Yeah funny how McCartney is household name and Lisa Dorrian isn;t hey?

....I'm just glad that the IRa have been brace enoguh to do this.

yes indeed liam, i was just explaining a few things to people in work today who had really no clue as all the hear is the IRA. I remember reading about Lisa. Happy to hear this news today, I just hope the other clowns, real ira, continuity ira do not fire up again. I don't think so, but you never know. It just sickens me that no matter what the Republican movement offer, those stubborn 'politicians' on the unionist side will not shift at all. You could offer the earth, but Big Gob Ian et crew will still have to mope and drag their feet. This stubborness sickens me.The sooner this bitter generation moves on the better. There is no mention of the current ongoings within the loyalist movement, fighting amongst themselves and are still active. It's all so one-sided, when you watch the news, it's as if there was only one terror group involved in 'the troubles'

I pray that it all works out. I am going home for 4 days on Saturday, so will get to see the local news more.

[Green Tribe]

So United Ireland by 2016 anyone?

Maybe the bookies are on to it already

[Poor Student]

KT the inextricable link between Sinn Féin and the PIRA and the electoral strength of Sinn Féin has made republic decommissioning that much more an imperative than loyalist decommissioning. Loyalist groups do not have the same links to any meaningful or strong unionist party so there is not the same pressure. Republican armament has been a stumbling block (or convenient excuse by unionists?) in progressing things whereas loyalist armament does not prove the same as there is not the same link between guns and unionist politics.

[holidaysong]

KT the inextricable link between Sinn Féin and the PIRA and the electoral strength of Sinn Féin has made republic decommissioning that much more an imperative than loyalist decommissioning. Loyalist groups do not have the same links to any meaningful or strong unionist party so there is not the same pressure. Republican armament has been a stumbling block (or convenient excuse by unionists?) in progressing things whereas loyalist armament does not prove the same as there is not the same link between guns and unionist politics.

The two main unionist parties may not be linked to paramilitary organisations but it is wrong to suggest that none are. The Progressive Unionist Party for example is most definately linked to the UVF - the party leader David Erivine has been imprisioned before for UVF activities.

[Poor Student]

The two main unionist parties may not be linked to paramilitary organisations but it is wrong to suggest that none are. The Progressive Unionist Party for example is most definately linked to the UVF - the party leader David Erivine has been imprisioned before for UVF activities.

I said meaningful or strong unionist party. I believe the PUP have only one MLA being Mr. Ervine and no MPs.

[holidaysong]

I said meaningful or strong unionist party. I believe the PUP have only one MLA being Mr. Ervine and no MPs.

Sorry missed the 'meaningful or strong' part. Although David Ervine is still a strong enough politician in my view.

[Poor Student]

Sorry missed the 'meaningful or strong' part. Although David Ervine is still a strong enough politician in my view.

No problem holiday. I agree with you though he is a big figure. However if prior to today one were to exclude all of the parties affiliated to paramilitarism in NI you'd have one less MLA on the unionist side and over half of the MLAs on the nationalist side.

[Green Tribe]

No problem holiday. I agree with you though he is a big figure. However if prior to today one were to exclude all of the parties affiliated to paramilitarism in NI you'd have one less MLA on the unionist side and over half of the MLAs on the nationalist side.

Er.........John White and Billy Hutchinson would fit the bill also.
Anyway one of the biggest obstacles of all is that big arse Paisley and his sprog

[Poor Student]

Er.........John White and Billy Hutchinson would fit the bill also.

What seats do they have?

[Green Tribe]

What seats do they have?

haven't voted at home for 3 years now, so not up to date i'm afraid, but they were both party members not so long ago, late 1990's perhaps john white was in UDP and billy was PUP with david ervine

[holidaysong]

Anyway one of the biggest obstacles of all is that big arse Paisley and his sprog

You should have seen Paisley Snr. on BBC NI news this evening - God I dont think he would even be happy if Santa Claus came down his chimney and delivered him the IRA weapons in a big union jack sack!

[Poor Student]

haven't voted at home for 3 years now, so not up to date i'm afraid, but they were both party members not so long ago, late 1990's perhaps john white was in UDP and billy was PUP with david ervine

They lost their seats in the last assembley election KT. All the wee parties were muscled out by the big 4.

Paisley would take the opportunity to attack Santa for his culpability in contributing to the commercialisation of a religous holiday.

[Green Tribe]

You should have seen Paisley Snr. on BBC NI news this evening - God I dont think he would even be happy if Santa Claus came down his chimney and delivered him the IRA weapons in a big union jack sack!

I know, that is what really makes me sick to the stomach, the unionists are so negative and stubborn, it is as if they don't want peace. Honestly, makes my blood boil. The ordinary people of Northern Ireland want a normal peaceful life and the unionists are not willing to give anything, they have to get round the table now........

[Green Tribe]

They lost their seats in the last assembley election KT. All the wee parties were muscled out by the big 4.

Paisley would take the opportunity to attack Santa for his culpability in contributing to the commercialisation of a religous holiday.

aye, i said it was prob about 5 years ago or more

[paul_oshea]

what happend that lisa oone??? i was asking a couple of lads at work about her but they didnt know, was she a catholic?