by Ray Bassett The current Government in Dublin has built its Northern policy around the Shared Island Initiative. It claims that its approach is anchored
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Ray Bassett is a former Irish diplomat. He was intimately involved in preparing the groundwork for negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement. Never