Irish Examiner view: Threats to journalists cannot be tolerated

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Back in 1995 when Gerry Adams warned: “they haven’t gone away, you know”, there was no doubt that he was referring to the IRA even though there were still plenty of so-called loyalist paramilitaries around despite a year-old ceasefire. Within three years, the Good Friday Agreement was signed, signifying an end to open hostilities but, more than two decades on, it is apparent that ‘they’ are still among us and still pose a threat.