According to journalist and author Ed Moloney, the UVF campaign in Mid-Ulster in this period "indisputably shattered Republican morale", and put the leadership of the republican movement under intense pressure to "do something","Voices From the Grave:Two Men's War in Ireland" Ed Moloney, Faber & Faber, 2010 pp 417 although this has been disputed by others.
According to journalist and author Ed Moloney the UVF campaign in Mid-Ulster in this period "indisputably shattered Republican morale" and put the leadership of the republican movement under intense pressure to "do something""Voices From the GraveTwo Men's War in Ireland" Ed Moloney Faber & Faber 2010 pp 417 although this has been disputed by others