Letter: A united Ireland is now a slow burner - that's for sure

A letter from Alan S Carson:

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, right, and the late Martin McGuinness carry the coffin of IRA man Joe Cahillplaceholder image
Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, right, and the late Martin McGuinness carry the coffin of IRA man Joe Cahill

If Gerry Kelly lacked a reputation to defame, according to our courts in Belfast, why did Gerry Adams win a not dissimilar case before a jury in Dublin?

I guess we will never know.

But, one thing is sure, a united Ireland is now a slow burner.

Alan S Carson, Castlereagh

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