Geraldine Kennedy presents a glossary of Jack Lynch's statements on Northern and constitutional policies over the last decade, revealing that he has maintained a consistency - almost - on the Northern question but has vacillated on the constitutional issue.

ISSUED ON OCTOBER 28, 1975:

A central aim of Fainna Fail policy is to secure by peaceful means, the unity and independence of Ireland as a democratic Republic. We totally reject the use of force as a means of achieving this aim.