Dissident – Peter Geoghegan

New IRA same old stance

By peterPosted on 14th August 2012Posted in Northern Ireland, ScotsmanTagged Dissident, IRA, Jon Tonge, Real IRA, republicanism

A new republican anti-ceasefire group in Northern Ireland is a threat, but its goals are likely to be unfulfilled, writes Peter Geoghegan In DECEMBER 1969, the Irish Republican Army held an extraordinary convention at Knockvicar house in Boyle, County Roscommon. During the preceding months, the Troubles had exploded into life across the border. Many rank […]

Northern Ireland analysis: Ways to take the sting out of dissidents' tail

By peterPosted on 13th April 2011Posted in Northern Ireland, ScotsmanTagged Dissident, Omagh, Ronan Kerr1 Comment

THE fatal attack in Omagh was deeply shocking but, in its own way, all too predictable. The chief constable of the PSNI, Matt Baggott, has spent much of the last year warning of the threat dissident republicans pose to his officers – much to the chagrin of many in Stormont, most notably Sinn Fein. Indeed, […]