| You can also imagine the friends, the republicans, because it was not just artists that came but those that really wanted to shape the future. |
| Pressure on republicans to demonstrate their embracing of the democratic path can be applied by the Dublin government. |
| However, Ruane believes most nationalists and republicans will vote with their heads on Wednesday. |
| This position was anathema to traditional republicans, since it postulated that reform of the State was possible. |
| In the past, it has also been accused of involvement in a shoot-to-kill policy against republicans and in loyalist attacks on nationalists. |
| Unionists and republicans both concede that Orde's appointment was a political one. |
