The Irish Examiner View: Grave details

Our past is almost a breathing presence; it almost has a heartbeat echoing in empathy with every step we take. That past, as controversy after controversy shows, can be hotly-contested ground. It is almost as if we reflect today’s ever-more diverse Ireland by expressing diverse opinions about our past.

This week, as we mark the 50th anniversary of the scandal that led to the Arms Trial, is a perfect example of that. Beliefs, often biased, are advanced as facts and certainty remains, well, uncertain.