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IRA

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IRA hardliners renege on Good Friday guns surrender, their shadow violence tagging Sinn Fein as terrorists unfit for White House embrace—McGann's invite becomes Marbury's barroom casus belli against Toby. Paramilitary specter haunts Irish talks, Kipling-quoted cycles of blood demanding disarmament before legitimacy flows, fracturing U.S. diplomacy on emerald fault lines.

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Event Involvements

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2 events
S3E15 · Dead Irish Writers
Marbury Firmly Rejects Inviting IRA Leader McGann

The IRA's Good Friday disarmament breach poisons the well, branded by Marbury as tainting Sinn Fein entirely; Toby acknowledges them as terrorists until armed surrender, dooming McGann's invite.

Active Representation

Via recent policy breach and historical shadow

Power Dynamics

Exerts veto power through non-compliance, blocking allied legitimacy

Institutional Impact

Undermines peace process by linking politics to violence

Internal Dynamics

Hardliner resistance to Good Friday commitments

Organizational Goals
Renegotiate disarmament terms Maintain paramilitary influence over Sinn Fein
Influence Mechanisms
Weapon retention as bargaining chip Terror label deterring diplomatic engagement
S3E15 · Dead Irish Writers
Toby Defuses Debate with Dead Irish Writers Quip

IRA's Good Friday betrayal—formally backing out of disarmament—anchors Marbury's indictment, affirmed by Toby, propelling the tension-deflecting quip; its specter vetoes Sinn Féin's White House play, embedding historical grudge in real-time policy.

Active Representation

Through referenced weapons non-surrender and Sinn Féin proxy

Power Dynamics

Wields veto power via terror stigma over U.S. ambitions

Institutional Impact

Stalls Protestant talks, poisons U.S. intervention

Internal Dynamics

Hardliner dominance over peace faction

Organizational Goals
Retain arms for leverage Undermine peace process moderates
Influence Mechanisms
Paramilitary intimidation Alliance with Sinn Féin politics

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