Demolition of former barracks stirs memories of Northern Ireland’s troubled past.
There were times, in the not too distant past, when residents of Northern Ireland must have wondered if their segregated homeland would ever see peace. And there were few more potent symbols of that country’s troubles than the Short Strand barracks used by both the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the British Army during its prolonged occupation.
But like Northern Ireland’s troubles, the barracks’ divisive power is now a thing of the past and it is being demolished to make way for new and much-needed social housing.
And if that wasn’t sufficient proof that Northern Ireland is a very different country today, the fact that the following video is produced by Sinn Fein television – historically the most vocal opponents to the barracks – surely is.
