The Wire

Decades of violence and hatred in Northern Ireland will be confined to the history books with Catholic and Protestant leader uniting to head the country this week. In what has been hailed as a “new dawn” for the troubled province, Irish citizens hope the partnership will bring long-awaited peace to Northern Ireland. But is it enough to silence old ghosts between the opposing religions? Editor of Irish magazine Tain, Val Noone, says the new partnership has been a long time coming.