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.
