I agree with you, Guest. There's a difference between stimulating discussion and looking for an argument.

I'm sorry for straying off the subject of Michael Collins, but one of the purposes of his commemmoration is to encourage some fresh thinking about our situation. I personally think we underestimate the effect 80 years of partition has had on all of us in Ireland and on those who left.

The day the Catholic population in the North reaches 50% plus one, if it ever comes, won't change the need for both traditions on the island to co-exist peacefully.