‘United Ireland’ phrase spoils historic day

AFTER the historic happenings in Stormont, Martin McGuinness gave a wonderful radio interview.

It was all about “reconciliation”, “working together”, “mutual respect” and “consigning 800 years of bad history to the dustbin”. It made you feel all gooey inside. Then he went and spoiled it all by saying, “We are now irrevocably on the road to a united Ireland.” This is enough to drive the average unionist insane.

McGuinness still doesn’t realise that our primeval urge for a united Ireland is the fundamental cause of the conflict in the first place.