We seem to be in one of those increasingly familiar (and seemingly endless) corridor moments, where we all seem to be stuck outside the door in which the real deals are happening, each trying to guess what is really going on, and no one sure. We seem caught in suspended animation between the Ceasefire moment and the full on government moment.
It is eminently possible that it will take at least a full ten years between the calling of the IRA’s ceasefire in August 1994 and the beginning proper of a genuinely popular new dispensation. Current reports go from downplaying expectations to pressing for more urgency. Trimble and Adams are expected to continue (subs needed) their series of meetings tomorrow.
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
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