Vesuvius666

I am in favour of the centre. but not if it names individuals. I think it should tell stories of what went on, but as a collective. We have a rich history, if not a very dark one. tourism could become a major player for our future economy.

It would be a hard thing to get right, its easy to upset families who have been scarred by the troubles. to quote a famous person from Northern Ireland politics 'those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it'.

more commonly too an orange man is a member of the Orange order. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Order

I would have to disagree with you here. In certain areas there are still deep divisions between both communities. Im in my low 30's. I gladly missed a large part of the troubles, though I do remember a lot of bombs and killings but I was very young.

I grew up outside belfast. many of my friends growing up were catholic, I was raised in what would be considered a unionist community, though I have no affiliation to religion, in NI religion and politics often go hand in hand.

What im trying to say here is maybe for you where your from which im assuming is a republican community, maybe a lot hasnt changed. there are loyalist areas that are the same. but for someone like me there has been a world of change.

Just for anyone else reading this whos maybe not from NI. we have come a long way in a few years, Northern Ireland is a much more integrated society than it has ever been. to blanketly say 'things are much the same' im sorry I cant agree with that. and I know there are lots more like me.

you touched on the NI divide taking a long time to sort itself out. I agree, in my opinion it will take generations. But I truely believe we will get there one day, though I dont think I will be alive to see it or my kids.

do you think convicted terrorists should be glorified in the proposed peace centre at the maze site? not interned prisoners, detainees who were convicted of terrorist offences?