[Vicky.]

A hell of a lot of Irish people seem angry that people in the rest of the UK don't know anything/much about either party...

I am staying out of it all as as I said, I don't know enough about Irish Politics (seems really complicated...and apparently peace is shaky to start with without Westminster backing one side over another?) but its really fascinating to watch. People on both sides seem so passionate and both sides seem to think the others were horrendous. Its very very different to the politics I know. I am trying to learn by watching others..but my heads getting a bit messed up :S

I don't remember anything about the IRA..either I am too young or I was totally shielded from it, or it didn't affect my area (didn't really watch news when younger either..however apparently 'loyalist' bombing went completely ignored in the UK media which has angered another of my friends...) but my mother claims I was nearly caught up in one of their bombings. In the metrocentre. But they phoned a warning in or something/. All seems a bit weird, if your plan is to just kill people, why warn?!

Sorry if I come across as insensitive on the subject. But I genuinely do want to learn :S