tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post3346338069211242015..comments2024-03-28T17:44:07.653+00:00Comments on TPQ: Albert Reynolds ➖ Risktaker for PeaceAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-36115355514651102082021-11-29T00:18:22.696+00:002021-11-29T00:18:22.696+00:00Thanks for responding Matt. Was it due to Sinn Fei...Thanks for responding Matt. Was it due to Sinn Fein's electoral growth or the more the realization that militarily it was unlikely to succeed? Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-86730604111539752522021-11-28T14:00:15.316+00:002021-11-28T14:00:15.316+00:00Matt Treacy comments
Sean, I don't think ther...<b>Matt Treacy comments</b><br /><br />Sean, I don't think there ever was an original document. Was more Reynolds interpretation of what Adams told him. He's too cute to leave a paper trail.AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-59458116744390682662021-11-28T13:59:55.862+00:002021-11-28T13:59:55.862+00:00Matt Treacy comments
Whatever people say now - it...<b>Matt Treacy comments</b><br /><br />Whatever people say now - it is not only apparent that main faction of leadership had decided on ending it by mid 80s, but that this was reflective of unstated feeling among broad movement. <br /><br />I was in Portlaoise in early 90s and ceasefire was tacitly accepted by 95%. Don't think it was different elsewhere. It was the outworkings of the AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-30670065378600013652021-11-26T11:51:29.406+00:002021-11-26T11:51:29.406+00:00It would be interesting to see the document that t...It would be interesting to see the document that the Reynolds Government put to the British and which Major dismissed as ‘a little too green’.Sean Bresnahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842180620284317746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-70383172115503501682021-11-25T10:25:08.090+00:002021-11-25T10:25:08.090+00:00A lot of fair comment but I think Reynolds played ...A lot of fair comment but I think Reynolds played a more positive role than he simply inherited the situation and the peace process would have happened regardless of who was in charge in Dublin. I say that when comparing the difference between Reynolds and John Bruton's handling of the process. Christy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529990561635818286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-57906473882786228372021-11-24T21:01:47.292+00:002021-11-24T21:01:47.292+00:00Curious, "The IRA leadership was eager to fin...Curious, "The IRA leadership was eager to find an accommodation with the British government and London was willing to oblige."<br /><br />At what point did the leadership realize that continuing was pointless? I know the spooks probably cleared the road for the Adams cohort but was wondering when it took full root in the minds of the rank and file Provos. Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.com