Irish contributors,
we log on here because we are interested in music, and then like any gathering of friends we discuss the issues of the day.

The nature of the forum is that we are a mixture of all and every shade of opinion.
If you hate to read things you disagree with, you will hate it here.
If you hate to have your viewpoint questioned and challenged, then post them somewhere else, because that is what we do.

If you post a fragment of a story to support your case, I will probably ask for more details, not because I am a "voyeur" but because I am open to persuasion and I want to understand your point of view.
If the story is to painful to tell, say so and we will accept that, but in that case better not to post it on a global public forum at all.

All Irish people do not support the IRA. I have met them so I am sure you have.
Most of us have said that we support the cause but not the methods. Again it is not only british people who think that.

In my own posts I only ever ask questions and state my opinions. I never make personal attacks.
I expect to be told why my opinions are wrong, but why the abuse?