Opinion
Shane Coleman: Troubles can never be described as a ‘just war’
Tánaiste Micheál Martin recently struggled to define the difference between the Northern conflict and the War of Independence in terms of ‘legitimacy’, but there is a difference
Is there such a thing as a good IRA and a bad IRA? Was the IRA of 1919-1921 a noble and morally justified band of freedom fighters when contrasted with the Provisional IRA and their later campaign of resistance or terrorism (take your pick)?
It’s a question that defies easy answers – as Tánaiste Micheál Martin found recently on BBC NI’s The View.
Presenter Mark Carruthers noted that, a few weeks back, Martin had tweeted ...
