Others claim it can only happen in a united Ireland. As for claiming that reconciliation can only be achieved in a united Ireland, that’s like declaring “it can only happen after our tribe wins”. And why on earth are paramilitary groups still in existence, decades after their ceasefires? Why on earth are paramilitary groups still in existence, decades after their ceasefires? Truth is an essential prelude to reconciliation, but reconciliation is by no means a certain by-product of truth.