Sinn Fein and the IRA have again ignored the decent people of these islands, yet it is unionists who have to embrace them

One of the most alarming sights from this typically republican funeral that sticks in my mind is that of nearly 2,000 individuals dressed in black trousers and white shirts etc, who were painstakingly and strategically drawn in to play their part.

Not long ago IRA funeral uniforms came complete with balaclavas. Then there would have been armed men, just to confirm to the world that they were witnessing an IRA controlled event.

IRA terrorists didn’t care who it was they murdered back then, nor do they care who they kill amidst today’s coronavirus pandemic.

They cared none for the laws of any land in those days either — and even less now given the dread-induced immunity and privilege that has been bestowed upon them from all corners.

That is but one consequence of Sinn Fein’s and the likes of Storey’s involvement with the Good Friday Agreement, as well as their so called ‘peace process’. An agreement that they have fully manipulated and a parallel process they have created in order to coerce and hoodwink their way into their brand of a united Ireland.

The sight of Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill clapping as they stepped out behind Storey’s coffin was also a sickening sight, not only for the victims of coronavirus but also of Storey and his mob.

Then there was the unrepentant face of the Shinner’s chief antagoniser and convicted terrorist, Martina Anderson, who was given a lead role in the guard of honour for an IRA hero!

A respected commentator in the Irish Times on July 3 wrote that “The Bobby Storey funeral is another reminder not simply that the IRA has not gone away but that its army council is the ruling body of Sinn Féin” and that “Clearly some voters have no problem with that but the episode should alert the wider electorate to what a vote for Sinn Féin actually means.”

If the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael parties down South want nothing to do with Sinn Fein and or their IRA associates, how can anyone expect the pro unionist society, who these republicans slaughtered and loathe with a vengeance, to continue being their embracers — as well as being their future quarry, again?

If these southern arch rivals can form a coalition to oppose Sinn Fein and their IRA associates then why can’t the Northern Ireland political parties do likewise?

It must now be time for a re-thinking of the Good Friday and subsequent agreements that Sinn Fein has so abused and taken to a level that only they could do.

Sinn Fein and the IRA have unfalteringly run roughshod over the decent people of these islands for far too long, as this funeral has again clearly demonstrated!

Archibald Toner, Dromore, Co Down

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