the point is - by some miracle - we have brought up a generation of kids who haven't grown up with the terror as part of their everyday lives. whatever the rights and wrongs - don't lets jettison that considerable achievement.

it took guts and vision - not the least by people like Gerry Adams to get that far - what ever his previous sins. he did lead his people out of the quagmire that he had led them into.

I can remember all the relatives of the hunger strikers calling him every name under the sun for embracing the peace progress, albeit gingerly.