20 Years On From IRA Stand-Down 🪶 ‘The War Ended On Terms Satisfactory To The British, And Was An Implosion Of Republican Principles’

Belfast Telegraph ★ Written by Suzanne Breen.26-July-2025Two decades after Séanna Walsh announced the Provos’ historic cessation to the world, former prisoners, a police chief and academics reflect on whether group’s armed campaign achieved its goals or represented defeat disguised as victory.It was a softly spoken former prisoner in a white shirt who made one of the most momentous declarations