With the “pacification” of the I.R.A. apparently comes the scrapping for power by remaining groups once overshadowed by the organization (see As I.R.A. Backs Off, Loyalist Gangs Battle One Another). I wonder how all of this will play out. I half expect the I.R.A. to fall back into its old ways, but if not, it seems that there plenty of groups willing to take the reins and wage violence in the I.R.A.’s wake.

TAGS: IRA | Ireland | Loyalist | power | peace

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