The targeted killings were an effective change in the Anglo-Irish war, in which those Brits calling the shots were personally held accountable, delivering the message that the war would not be fought on British terms any longer. Had Collins lived longer, the struggle against British rule might have gone differently. Unfortunately, the Irish continued its devolution into an internecine civil war and the focus delayed.
And now the geniuses have elected some Taoseach...or whatever the hell it’s called... who is trying to kill Ireland with his global warming psychosis.
And gave U2 something to sing about.
Just so we don’t have to listen to Yoko Ono screech “Sunday, Bloody Sunday!”