Former Fine Gael leader Alan Dukes is criticised after saying people living in communities along the Irish border have violence 'in their blood'
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Former Fine Gael leader Alan Dukes made the comments in an RTÉ documentary about the businessman Sean Quinn.Mr Dukes has since described the phrasing of the comments as "ill-chosen"."They are living in communities that have a long history of violence of different kinds."I’m not saying they’re different animals from the rest of us but, you know, whether they have provo links or B-Special links or whatever.
The term "provo" refers to the Provisional IRA while the B-Specials were part of the Ulster Special Constabulary - a reserve police force from the 1920s to 1970.Brendan Smith, who represents the Cavan-Monaghan constituency in the Dáil , said the comments were outrageous and ill-informed.
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