How Gerry Adams lost the peace

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Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams persuaded the IRA to agree to a ceasefire in 1994 by promising that this would allow the republican movement to engage in serious talks with the UK government. He offered the prospect of political progress and a way to abandon violence without damaging the IRA's image. However, the IRA always retained ultimate control over the ceasefire, and did not at any point destroy or hand over weapons. It now feels that no political progress has been made, and this has prompted the decision to return to violence.

Adams, Gerry

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If it isn't peace, is it war?

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The recent bomb attack in Manchester, England, is widely regarded as the latest in a series of intermittent attacks which the IRA is undertaking in the mainland UK. The IRA is unlikely to return to full scale terrorism, but clearly believes that occasional attacks will further its cause. The republican movement will now have to undergo a period of defining its identity, with clashes between the military elite and supporters of the peace process over its future direction.

Bombings

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IRA on road to nowhere

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There would be mixed reactions among republicans in Northern Ireland if the IRA were to decide to return to full-scale violence. Some would be loyal to the IRA, believing that the UK government failed to maximise advantage from the last ceasefire. However, others would be very unwilling to see a return to violence. The IRA cannot simply resume the conflict, as the peace process has allowed ordinary people in Northern Ireland to glimpse a much more positive future.

Northern Ireland

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