Reminds me in many ways of the song "The Irish Navy"

Chorus:
The Clíona, the Maedbh and the Macha.
The pride of the Irish navy
When the captain he blows on his whistle
All the sailors go home for their tea

Last verse:
We are a seafaring nation
Defence of our land is a right
We'd fight like the devil all morning
Provided we're home by the night

The "nationalist/Republican" element insisted that they were fighting a war. To the British it was "aid to the civil power" to maintain the rule of law and order.

Well if you are fighting a war then expect to be hit at any time on any day. Joe McCann knew that and that is why he ran when ordered to halt. He was a known "Official" IRA Commander and combatant. The choice to run was his and his alone and he paid the price for it. The members of the Patrol ordered to assist the police had no idea at all whether he was armed or not - sensible and sane course of action when armed security forces order you to halt is you halt, keep your hands where they can see them and remain very, very still. Joe McCann did none of those things and he was a man who must certainly have known the risks.

Pity the man responsible for bringing these charges, Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness's former lawyer was not so discerning when looking into the case of Gerry Adams paedophile brother - no case to answer my arse.