Northern Ireland

Decommissioning: An Irish News Special Report

Decommissioning: An

Irish News

Special Report

Security Correspondent Allison Morris reveals how the gun was taken out of Irish politics with insights from former Official IRA members and the Rev Harold Good

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The inside story of how the gun was taken out of Irish politicsOpens in new window ]


"It's a strange feeling driving a car full of weapons and knowing you have immunity"



Analysis: Process far from perfect but it did save livesOpens in new window ]


"As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the legacy of those who helped take the 'gun out of Irish politics' should not be underestimated"


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Rev Harold Good: We were cameras through which people could see changeOpens in new window ]


"People were very clear about what they were doing - there was no going back, they were doing this for their children and their children's children"



Republican splits led to bloody feudsOpens in new window ]


Up to 90 members of the Provisional IRA were believed to be involved in more than 60 attacks in one night alone


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Official IRA held weapons for 'protection'Opens in new window ]


"There would have been a few boys would have loved to get their hands on those weapons before we got a chance to decommission them"



Movement thought to have killed 54 peopleOpens in new window ]


The Official IRA bombed an army base in Aldershot in England, home of the 16th Parachute Brigade, saying it was in retaliation for Bloody Sunday