Cullen, The Boston Globe's Dublin bureau chief has been a long-time, respected reporter on the Northern Ireland conflict. In this report he offers a fuller understanding of the American connection - separating myth from reality concerning how the Irish on both sides of the Atlantic have perceived each other.
		Taylor has reported from Northern Ireland for over 25 years and gained extraordinary access to the men of the IRA and Sinn Fein and to the secret history of their war. In this article Taylor tells how he got started reporting on the conflict, what it took to get the IRA to go on camera and what the future might hold.

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