The International Response to Interment in Northern Ireland

The international reaction was largely, i suppose, about bringing home to their audiences the scale of the problem in northern ireland. There is that context of violence, a and you know, this alist and republican violence. And it caused that context of intermentd the reaction to interment. But in reacting the way they did, you also have to think about the consequence for the i r a. Because the i R A is now dealing with an upsurge in enthusiasm for its project and its methods.