Twenty-seven years ago an agreement was entered into by the British and Irish governments, along with key unionist and nationalist political parties, which brought an end to the Troubles. The agreement was the Good Friday Agreement (the “GFA”).

act as guardians of the National Monument at 14-17 Moore Street, the place where the leaders of the Easter Rising met for the last time.

While the violence has receded, the tension along community interfaces remains. Bonfires are burnt alongside Irish Tricolours, nationalist election posters, sectarian banners, and effigies of nationalist leaders. They are the most visible and ugly presentations of sectarianism and demonstrate how far elements of the unionist community have to travel in terms of respect and reconciliation.

And today? About 12 percent (one in eight Irish people) trust the British government, according to polling carried out by Ireland Thinks on behalf of The Journal. The study indicates that about two-thirds of respondents

More than 4,000 athletes from over 60 countries are expected to compete, making it one of the largest international sporting events ever staged in the region.