Alas my project here has come to an end. So I no longer have the easy access to keep this blog running at the speed I normally do. So with the reason for dossing gone. I am not sure if I will be posting much here anymore. But if I get to a place where […]

Sinn Fein have placed the video statement on there website
if you listen to it carefully you can hear a baby crying in the backround. Also it seems to have been taken outside as the flag is blowing in the wind. It looks also that it was filmed in just before nighttime

Reading some newspapers articles and listening to the radio and reading some boards and slugger. There are some people that are not happy. Will this result in a split .Time alone will tell.
Key Words ira split ira
irish Reaction

Nytimes I.R.A. Renounces Use of Violence; Vows to Disarm
Fox News IRA Calls Off ‘Armed Campaign’
ABC News IRA Ending Longtime ‘Armed Campaign’
Boston GlobeIRA announces end of violent campaign
Washington PostIRA Says It Will Abandon Violence

The Times World is waiting to see if IRA deeds match the grand words
The Irish IndependentThe day the Provos gave up the gun
The […]

An interesting article from the irish times about the reaction by some IRA supporters

Within the IRA statement are the words
he IRA leadership has also authorised our representative to engage with the IICD to complete the process to verifiably put its arms beyond use in a way which will further enhance public confidence and to conclude this as quickly as possible.
We have invited two independent witnesses, from the Protestant […]

From UTV it came at lunch time
Here is the statent in full
The leadership of Óglaigh na hÉireann has formally ordered an end to the armed campaign.
This will take effect from 4pm this afternoon.
All IRA units have been ordered to dump arms. All Volunteers have been instructed to assist the development of purely political and democratic […]

History Awaits
Republicans across Ireland are this morning anticipating one of the most significant developments in the modern history of the Irish
The remaining text of this article will be available at 15:00 GMT
At least it seems to suggest the statement will be realsed at 3 and that it is favourable.

Speculation is mounting about what the statement will say.
From the Ny times
The Irish Republican Army has given up its armed struggle for a united Ireland, agreeing to turn solely to political methods, an American businessman said yesterday after being briefed on a statement expected from the guerrilla group later this week.
What the statement will […]

Multiculturism seems to be the cool buzz word of the 21st century Ireland. WIth people seemingly trying to down grade irish culture thinking it is time to abandon celli music for flamnco. Thinking that the Irish pub culture should be abandon for cafe culture.
And that we should all speak a foreign language and disregared irish.
With […]