Bigotry is still lethal; VOICE OF THE voice@mirror.co.uk.IT has been another sad week for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. . The murder of Kevin McDaid and the brutal attack on Damien Fleming Damien William Fleming (born April 24, 1970, Bentley, Western Australia) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 20 Tests and 88 ODIs from 1994 to 2001. He has been recognised as one of Australia's premier pace bowlers, an expert in the art of swing bowling. have brought sectarianism into sharp focus. We have come a long way since the darkest days of daily murder and mayhem that claimed almost 4,000 lives during the Troubles. Many paramilitary groups The list of paramilitary groups includes all organized armed groups not officially considered a national military force. Groups are listed alphabetically, with the common name as the primary entry. are no longer active and armed soldiers no longer patrol the streets of our cities and towns. But the disease of sectarianism has not gone away and continues to kill innocents. Some people remain locked in a past of bitterness and hate and the cancer of sectarianism will not be removed overnight. The peace walls that divide Protestant and Catholic areas in many parts of Northern Ireland are physical evidence of failure. Peace is more than an absence of violence - and it's up to our politicians and church leaders to help us all move to a new, united future free from brutality. We can't have any more savage deaths like Kevin's. Let the suffering and division end. |
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