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...Felicia's Journey, released last fall, was unique in that it is the only film he has shot outside of Canada. The filmmaker originally planned to relocate the story to Canada, as he did with The Sweet Hereafter (originally set in New York), but decided to keep it in Ireland due to the insistence of the book's author, William Trevor...
...admits of the tale about a pregnant woman searching for her lover who falls under the sway of a morally conflicted serial killer. "There were many small elements of the story that contributed to the decision as well, such as the fact that abortion really is still illegal in Ireland...
Under the Good Friday agreement, power over Northern Ireland was given to a local cabinet including both unionists and nationalists. The establishment of this government was a major accomplishment, as few expected ever to see Gerry Adams, the leader of IRA-allied Sinn Fein, sitting at the same table with David Trimble, the leader of the Ulster Unionists...
...Good Friday agreement was contingent on the expectation that the IRA would be willing to begin disarming once the local government was in place in Northern Ireland. Indeed, on Nov. 17, 1999, the IRA said that it would be willing to discuss disarmament once a power-sharing government was created. That government was instituted on Dec. 1, ending 27 years of direct British rule...
...McAllister. But the IRA's reluctance to part with its Semtex may now be hurting its own cause as it faces mounting pressure to disarm from quarters as diverse as the U.S., the Irish Republic and the moderate Social Democratic and Labor Party, which represents the majority of Northern Ireland's Catholics. They may complain that the goalposts have been shifted, but right now the IRA has more to lose by giving up the game...