Ira disarmament Quote by Bertie Ahern

At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward…

— Gerry Adams

But that citizen's perception was also at one with the truth in recognizing that the very brutality of the means by which the IRA…

— Seamus Heaney

The reality is that when Sinn Fein gets into these talks, there will be no more options for armed republicanism, for the IRA.

— Sean Kane

The IRA have nowhere to go. I've stripped away all their excuses, one by one.

— Albert Reynolds

Well, I think we still have to verify whatever declaration we will get and make sure that it is comprehensive and accurate. So, that…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

We had the IRA ceasefire in August 1994 and a lot of people assumed that a deal had been done - which wasn't right.

— David Trimble

When things did go wrong for the IRA, when civilians were killed, I tried to put it in context, not defend it.

— Peter T. King

Do you really think the IRA would think me a worthwhile target ?

— Lord Mountbatten

That Sinn Fein, as I've already indicated, their leaders have already indicated that's what they want to achieve - once we get that credible…

— Peter Hain

The big missing part of the jig-saw is to get the assembly back up and running here in Northern Ireland, to get shared government…

— Peter Hain

We can't see ahead of time what actions are going to be the ones that move history in dramatic ways.

— Frances Moore Lappé

“To all who have discerning eyes, it is apparent that the republican form of government established by our noble forefathers cannot long endure once…

— Ezra Taft Benson