Northern Ireland

[Mk2Jo]

... are we going backwards I hope not. The poor people there must be terrified

 

And those poor British soldiers that were killed - how terrible for their families

[stevepeanut]

... are we going backwards I hope not. The poor people there must be terrified

 

And those poor British soldiers that were killed - how terrible for their families

 

just been on the radio about it, the 2 lads were a few hours away from leaving on a flight to afganistan for a tour there, so were unarmed and getting a pizza delivered for a goodbye meal before they took the flight.

 

I really hope this doesnt start up again, the radio says the "real ira" have maybe only 100 members, so its a tiny minority left wanting trouble, theres familys over there in panic, some have kids who are 8 9 10 years old and are the first of a new generation brought up without the troubles.

[SmokeEm]

As stated in my post ref Miner's strike, I don't profess to understand these things at all. I just wish we could all get on. That goes for ALL religions/creed's & colours

[Mk2Jo]

So .... are the group calling themselves the real IRA, not actually the IRA that we know of old?

[Vista]

What they've done just doesn't make sense, why why why would they want to provoke the british government into sending the army back into NI in droves? What could they possibly stand to gain.

 

Don't get me started on Martin McGuinness and Gerry Adams though pair of smiling assassins that should be behind bars! (Ian Paisley is no better)

 

So .... are the group calling themselves the real IRA, not actually the IRA that we know of old?

 

The Real IRA was (is apparently) a splinter group that broke away from the IRA in 1997. They were responsible for the worst atrocity of all the troubles, The Omagh bombing

[stevepeanut]

So .... are the group calling themselves the real IRA, not actually the IRA that we know of old?

 

most of the old ira are meant to have stopped, real ira are a small group that broke away from what we'd know as the ira of old

[Mk2Jo]

So .... are the group calling themselves the real IRA, not actually the IRA that we know of old?

 

most of the old ira are meant to have stopped, real ira are a small group that broke away from what we'd know as the ira of old

 

Ahh, okay. But still as dangerous I would guess and capable of stirring up trouble on a huge scale

[stevepeanut]

So .... are the group calling themselves the real IRA, not actually the IRA that we know of old?

 

most of the old ira are meant to have stopped, real ira are a small group that broke away from what we'd know as the ira of old

 

Ahh, okay. But still as dangerous I would guess and capable of stirring up trouble on a huge scale

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_ira

 

its all confusing cos theres also another ira group with some cross members in both