It effects the whole country. Thanks to the IRA, we used to have extra security measures at all shipping ports & airports, so it has wide ranging effects.
Even though i was fairly young when it calmed down i can remeber bomb alerts weekly at least.
Yep. And we still have the effects of it now with no parking on the track anymore.
yet Aintree I would think is hardly an anti irish crowd which made it even crazier. I remeber the panic in peoples eyes as they leged it out. Reminded me of the fear i felt at various times when caught in a serious bomb alert