Dublin and the Shankill Road are worlds apart

MANY analysts of the Dublin riot have asked rhetorically what would happen if a republican group tried to march down the Shankill Road. This is a spurious analogy.

Dublin and the Shankill Road are worlds apart
Mon, 13 Mar, 2006 - 00:00

The Shankill Road is a tribal territory with an established symbolism attached to it. O’Connell Street is the main street of a capital city.

Is it being suggested that it is also an exclusive tribal territory?

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