Why are British forces still stationed in Ireland?
“The British army stationed in Ulster is there to keep the peace—they are not on either side. I will not try to deny, however, that the army sometimes shows favoritism against the IRA. But if you were a soldier in Ulster trying to keep the peace between two factions of terrorists, one side (the IRA) trying to kill you and your family, while the other side not targeting you, who would you be biased towards?”—David Renton, Scotland “The British army is [in Republic of Ireland] to maintain strategic British interests.
