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12th September 2023
05:01pm BST
"As a young person growing up in the 1970s, all of those songs were the rage. "I'm not sure that they serve any purpose at the end of the day. I would have thought we'd moved beyond that. "The songs have a simplistic narrative that, in many ways, is hurtful to victims of violence - we’ve got to call it straight - and some terrible atrocities were committed by the Provisional IRA."Following up, Colman asked the Tánaiste if he felt such songs rewrote history, to which the politician replied:
"There's no question that Sinn Féin have been very focused on rewriting history and creating a narrative that justifies its position. "So, Sinn Féin's view is that the Provisional IRA campaign and the atrocities and so on were justified and they do everything they possibly can through commemorations and so on to do that. "What worries me today is... when you justify all of that and triumphalise it, you're sort of saying to people 'the gun works'. It didn't in Northern Ireland."You can listen to the full interview with Martin right here. This article originally appeared on JOE Header images via Getty & Instagram / The Wolfe Tones READ ON: - Toxic algae continues to affect Lough Neagh, proving fatal for pets and wildlife - The Wolfe Tones sing original lyrics to record crowd at Electric Picnic 'Arena'