GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY

THAT cordial encounter between Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris and British royal Prince Charles in Kerry allowed the former IRA commander an opportunity to exhibit his particular brand of gunboat diplomacy. Ferris issued the obligatory comments about all victims and their families being beneficiaries of the peace process – “be they IRA volunteers, be they… Read more »

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