Drawing the line

Peace and reconciliation has its limits

Peace and reconciliation has its limits. The British embassy was among the few diplomatic missions in Dublin which failed to receive an invitation to the Sinn Fein ard fheis in Ballsbridge last weekend. With parity of esteem on the agenda, their expectations were high and they can now be said to be a bit miffed at being ignored.

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