The IRA

This week has been an historic week in the history of Northern Ireland. Earlier this week the IRA decommissioned all of their weapons. The act was observed by an independent decommissioning body and was witnessed by non-involved individuals (both Protestant & Catholic). The arms included a full range of ammunition, rifles, machine guns, mortars, surface to air missiles, handguns, explosives, sniper rifles, flamethrowers, explosive substances, and many other arms. This large amount of weapons matches what the British security forces had estimated to be the whole of the IRA's arsenal.

Could this be another major step towards a real lasting peace in Northern Ireland?

It looks like it might...