Summary

In Chapter 19, “Blue Ribbons,” Keefe describes Brendan Hughes’ release from prison and his sense of floundering in the new and unrecognizable world outside. He stuck by Gerry Adams’ side as the two remained loyal to each other but, his wife having found a new partner and the IRA having become increasingly political and less of a place for a soldier, Hughes felt lost. Meanwhile, Dolours Price and Stephen Rea travelled as his acting career grew, and they even had two children, Danny and Oscar. In 1994, the IRA declared a cease-fire after the negotiations brokered by Father Alec Reid paid off. Many in Northern Ireland felt that an IRA ceasefire without British concessions made little sense, however others found that the IRA’s previous tactics were not useless, as Sinn Féin had become a successful political party in part thanks to the Provos...