Feakle was in fact the fourth attempt at peace talks which the Provisionals had taken part in. That involving Whitelaw we have already discussed. The first of the other three was the unveiling of the Eire Nua (New Ireland) proposals on 5 September 1971. In return for British acceptance of this idea, and one or two other small matters such as ending internment, abolishing Stormont and leaving the country, the Provisionals were prepared to declare an immediate halt to violence.
