Alec Reid
Alec Reid
Father Alec Reid, C.Ss.R.was an Irish Catholic priest noted for his facilitator role in the Northern Ireland peace process, a role BBC journalist Peter Taylor subsequently described as "absolutely critical" to its success...
absolutely arms beyond doubt shadow
I am absolutely certain, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that all the arms of the I.R.A. have been decommissioned. I know them well enough to know that they don't play games.
force issue key police
The key issue now is to get a police force that everyone accepts,
acted faith fully good ira lay life line
I would lay my life on the line that the IRA has acted in good faith, and has fully disarmed,