Reluctant runner dogged by rejection of ceasefire
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People campaigning for support in the forthcoming elections in Northern Ireland are encountering very mixed reactions from voters. Sinn Fein candidate Bobby Lavery, for example, is constantly asked whether there will be another ceasefire, even though many people seem to have lost faith in this solution. He believes that the future of any ceasefire will be determined by the army council of the IRA and by the UK government. Progressive Unionist candidate David Ervine reports generally positive reactions, and his party now faces the prospect of being admitted to peace talks.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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An Irish lesson - look to the last power-sharing agreement
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Loyalist paramilitants and politicians are determined that any new peace agreement in Northern Ireland will not succeed. Indeed, current developments have many similarities with those surrounding the Sunningdale agreement of 1973 to 1974, which collapsed because of Protestant opposition and a loyalist general strike. Protestant industrial power has declined since then, and the leaders of the key loyalist paramilitary groups are emphasizing their commitment to talks. However, loyalist ultras still intend to try to break any peace agreement.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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Sinn Fein's fatal dilemma
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The Irish republican movement is well aware that it runs the risk of losing US support if it fails to bow to US pressure to agree to a ceasefire. Support from the US has greatly boosted Sinn Fein's status, and to lose it would be a disaster. The movement is also under pressure from ordinary people who do not wish to contemplate many more years of violence. However, Sinn Fein needs reassurances from the UK that talks would be real peace negotiations, not simply discussions about the decommissioning of arms.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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