control the violence. the entry into the talks of the party associated with the ira was unacceptable for some politicians, particularly those whose aim was to preserve northern ireland s union with britain. the democratic unionist party walked out. it was led by the reverend ian paisley, a protestant preacher who was viewed by many as the embodiment of intransigence. it s stained with blood! it s surrender they want! nobody should be allowed to enter the talks until there had been my father would ve used the word repentance from terrorism. but the setting aside of the weapons, and making sure that people were there all on the same basis, otherwise it would look as if violence paid. but most unionists stayed in the negotiations. for the first time, the parties linked to loyalist paramilitaries were talking face to face with republican militants. as far as i was concerned, they were the enemy. but i also recognise
the key issue was reconciliation between the communities, who were deeply divided, and peace and non violence. the most lethal paramilitary group was the irish republican army, which wanted to bring about a united ireland. in the late 1980s, john hume began initially secret talks with the ira s political wing, sinn fein. probably the big breakthrough was whenjohn hume agreed to meet. one of the things that was crucially important was the right to self determination, that the people of the island would have the right to decide the future. the ira called a ceasefire in 1994. there was then a similar move by militants on the other side of the conflict, who were known as loyalist paramilitaries.
these republicans is they are very much a hangover from the trouble that were meant to end with the good friday agreement. as are the loyalist paramilitaries. there is a mini feud going on in a townjust outside belfast between two wings of a group called the ulster defence association and it is a row over drug dealing. so none of these problems have completely gone away. but nobody really wants these people around and nobody wants a return to the troubles because they were awful and may be younger people don t rememberjust how awful and may be younger people don t remember just how awful they were but they were truly awful. the rememberjust how awful they were but they were truly awful. but they were truly awful. the good friday agreement but they were truly awful. the good friday agreement touches - but they were truly awful. the good friday agreement touches every - friday agreement touches every aspect of life in northern ireland but we haven t seen a devolved government since fe
but firstly what a police saying and what is the concern they have about the upcoming weekend? just a what is the concern they have about the upcoming weekend? the upcoming weekend? just a few da 5 the upcoming weekend? just a few da s auo the upcoming weekend? just a few days ago the the upcoming weekend? just a few days ago the overall the upcoming weekend? just a few days ago the overall threat - the upcoming weekend? just a few days ago the overall threat level. days ago the overall threat level here was raised as you might remember and then the police chief constable simon byrne made a point of saying very publicly yesterday as he said that dissident as they are now republican paramilitaries might try to stage street disturbances in order to draw police in so they could be attacked or to allow attacks take place elsewhere. a few weeks ago these dissident republicans tried to murder police officers, at a litter centre where he was taking schoolboy football. the thing about the