CYNICAL TACTIC

Sir, - Just as any future IRA ceasefire, Sinn Fein's apparent endorsement of the Mitchell principles is purely a cynical tactic…

Sir, - Just as any future IRA ceasefire, Sinn Fein's apparent endorsement of the Mitchell principles is purely a cynical tactic. The apparent acceptance, by "republican's" of the Mitchell recommendations applies only, as Mr Adams has stated, in the context of all party talks.

Such negotiations, as Mr Gerry Kelly of Sinn Fein has made clear in Republican News, must lead to a substantive and significant change in the constitutional position of Northern Ireland. Such a Sinn Fein driven policy can only lead to a breakdown in the loyalist ceasefire - hardly a foundation for peace on the island. - Yours, etc.,

Kenilworth Park,

Dublin 6W.