Many of IRA's justifications for terror just don't work now that they are seen to be identical in some respects to those used by Muslim terrorists. I sensed this would happen only a couple days after 9/11.
Another victory in the WOT is that over the IRA IMHO.
Actually, I think the IRA have merely switched tactics - the ceasefire was simply a tactical retreat in order to galvinise electoral support of it's front organisation in both NI and the Republic - basically they are concentrating on their second agenda - a socialist dictatorship.
Irish democracy is in for turbulent times.