Eleven years ago, a peace agreement in Northern Ireland ended decades of sectarian violence between Catholics and Protestants. Despite that agreement, there are still many open wounds from the conflict -- justice still not served for thousands of families whose loved ones were murdered or vanished.
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Worldfocus Radio
March 24, 2009
Tune in: Online radio show on violence in Northern Ireland
Following two recent attacks by Irish Republican Army splinter groups, Northern Ireland is on edge, fearing a return to violence. Worldfocus.org's weekly radio show explores the history of conflict in Northern Ireland as well as recent violence and life in the province today. Paul Arthur, Kevin Cullen and Honor Fagan join the conversation.
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March 9, 2009
Fatal attack by Real IRA gunmen rattles Northern Ireland
Niall O'Dowd of the Irish America magazine discusses a Real IRA attack on a British base in Ulster on Saturday, the first killings of British security forces in Northern Ireland in a dozen years. The violence threatened the province’s fragile coalition government of Protestants and Catholics.
