No difference between the Fenians and the IRA

The Irish Examiner has devoted much space this year to Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa.

But one thing puzzles some readers. How come the Fenians are patriots and the IRA are terrorists? (According to today’s media and mainstream politicians).

Jeremiah and 1916 leader, Tom Clarke, were ringleaders in the bombing campaign that rocked England for nearly half a decade.