Hugh Orde doesn’t explicitly confirm the increased level of threat Sinn Fein claims its leadership is under, but merely comments, “I don’t think they are wrong”. He notes there are some who simply cannot countenance deciding Northern Ireland’s future under the consent principle:
“Because of where the leadership wants to take their organisation, which is down a political and an entirely proper route towards a debate on the future of the island of Ireland, there are people who don’t want that to happen. They’d far rather do what they’ve done in the past, which is violence.”
Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
Discover more from Slugger O'Toole
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
