greenorlagh
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IRA has had a truce for a very long time. However the people who kept the struggle alive were the PIRA - a very vicious bunch of murdering thugs who tried to control communities all over NI. PIRA are a very different breed of men from the 'Stickies'.
As an entity the whole of the island as one country would work in theory - but it would take a long time to bed in. There's the vast amount of 'loyalists' (you know - loyal to the Queen and the UK but don't mind killing the UK soldiers and policemen) who probably take up some sort of armed struggle.
We'd need huge inward investment from Europe to make it work... |
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Girl Demented.
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Whatever they bloody well want to do! couldnt really see the republic supporting another 6 counties in the current climate anyhow. But i think enough people have been murdered to try and solve the issue, a total waste of human life if you ask me! im a republican and couldn't care less for the extremists who will kill babies in the name of patriotism! what ever the majority want, whatever will give them peace. |
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Don't tell my boss I'm on here
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I live in Northern Ireland and feel very strong Irish connections, but if I am completely honest I am happy enough to just go on as we are.
Every single person living here is intitled to their own Nationality, be it Irish, British, Northern Irish, or otherwise.
I am not 100% au fait with the differences but I do know that I prefer the healthcare scheme up here. I also did pretty well with the educational system.
Realistically, it doesn't make a huge deal of sense to have an island that was once a single country, split into two, but most people are happy enough, and there is no fighting anymore, so why rock the boat.
I know I'll get a barrage of thumbs down for not following the sheep and saying I want a united Ireland, but hey :) |
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deburca98
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If blowing up innocent children in warrington and killing unborn children in omagh is "fighting" then you have to ask yourself is it really worth fighting for.
to be honest there are way more important problems here in the republic at the moment than northern ireland.
And no decent person wants to see sinn fein have a majority or influential nuimber of seats in the Dail, if the north and the republic were united.
The IRA of Michael collins era were a different entity to post 1969 provo split, these new guys were cowards |
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tzddean
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I really couldn't care less about what the IRA feel. As long as there's peace in Northern Ireland it doesn't matter whether it's joined with us or still part of the UK. |
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Darren L
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i dont really care anymore, all this nationality,ethic,race,religion and sex divisions in society and the world is pointless, segregation and labels are on the way out, in the end the world will join up anyway e.g the EU, it will have to if the human race is ever going to survive the next century. |
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HowJ123
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Well I live in Northern Ireland, and would have like to have stayed one country, like we were before 1922, cos the British Govt doesnt really care about us, and who would want to be part of the UK, i mean the world hates Britain!
But I think NI and ROI are drifting further apart as their cultures change especially with the Euro and all. But lets face it, we're all one island, and the weather is c**p on both sides of the border! ;-) |
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gaspipe
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im from the republic but even i dont agree wit the ira! they killed people they were terorists! why are people so concerned about this? if northan irish people want to remain part of britian tat is entirley up to them! this is something that happened hundreds of years ago, it doesnt matter, and if thats the way you see it then why dont we all go back to speaking gealge aswell! can we not jus let people live without forcing are beliefs on them making them live a certain way? |
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Celtic lord
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Im from the border area but i live in the republic.I would love to see a united Ireland but if it happened right now the unionist would repel the decision take up arms and the troubles would be well under way again.I think alot of people down the country dont care anymore because there not in britian themselves and forget alot of their history involving us fighting together for years for a united ireland once northern ireland was created in the 1920's there was up roar then but todays younger generation couldn give a **** and in my opinion think of irish in the north to a lesser degree than the irish in the republic,even though almost half of northern irelands population are irish roman catholics.
Im from the republic myself im just saying it as i see it and im not tarring every1 with the same brush,ive just come across this attitude alot... |
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Guillaume D
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its allready takin so much time to get peace in the north and all you can think about is that we should get the north as well? the IRA were criminels with no regard for human life,you talk about them as if they are national heroes.i'm fine with ireland the way it is.getting the british out of the south was a big achievement so why want more if we are at peace and there is no more problems.what diffrence would it make to you to have the north as part of the republic? bragging rights? you disgust me.ps:how does 'irish girl' think 'our day will come'? would you like to use violence in order to get what you want? |
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hippo
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I would like to see a united Ireland, but we will never have a republican united Ireland, if we are ever to be united it must be a new, multi-culture Ireland. a new state from scratch, not just let them 'join' us!. we must welcome and accept the protestants and vis versa.
Never mind up north... i unfortunately don't think the people in the south would very be willing to change to accept this! We in the south are too materialist to even care any more.. except for them nutters sinn fein! |
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fenderbloke
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Well, I think that if even the idea of a bill to unite the 2 sections is introduced then it will be the troubles chapter 2 (Except this time it will be unionists rebelling). The troubles started with the seperation of 2 parts of a country - the joining will just be a role reversal of what happeed before. I've also heard arguments saying that ireland simply could not afford to run the north - we have enough trouble with the land the republic has now. So yes, I would like to see a united Ireland - if all agree to it, which will NOT happen for a few hundred years. |
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Dan G
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I would love to see a united Ireland, but not through violence. Our country deserves better. |
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Serendipity
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Maybe the IRA were fighting for a United Ireland way back when but terrorist action on both side last few decades about power and control for themselves only - no-one interested in bigger picture. People who ask re United Ireland often haven't been to Republic or North and don't know how very different the people are, and living in both North and South I know that most people on both sides don't want any change. Many Southerners would never go North (though the fall in sterling recently means lots of day trips to Northern shops) and I've met plenty of people up North too who feel like going South is going to another planet.
Not my way of thinking but it's the mindset of many people everywhere and unfortunately it's only when we are united in conflict only against a common enemy that we can see we are all just the same - maybe we need a Cloverfield. |
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Flying mop dog
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Well you are clearly not Irish. Furthermore what the hell gives us the right t decide the fate of Nortern Ireland.I would have thought that would be up to the Northerners. As for your statement about the IRA you seem to be glorifying them. You do realise that they murdered thousands of innocent people don't you? |
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SeanyA
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I am from the rep and do not want Northern Ireland.
I don't differentiate between Northern Ireland Catholics and Protestants. As someone else up there said, I won;t see them as being anything to do with us at all.
Why should we pay to have the 6 counties back. Whats the point?
The only reason people want a United ireland is to prove a point
Ie: "Ha ha, we got the six counties back"
Anyone who wants to do that is an idiot. |
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Tricia K
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I don't mean to be offensive but you should repost this question in the UK section and ask the people of Northern Ireland what they want.
If there is a united Ireland, the day to day lives of the people in Northern Ireland will change significantly, but there will be little to no change for us down here.
In my opinion, Northern Ireland remaining part of the UK has got absolutely nothing to do with anyone in the Republic of Ireland.
Part of the Good Friday agreement was that the Republic of Ireland had to remove its claim to Northern Ireland, so the only time that the Republic of Ireland (IMHO) should be entitled to an opinion on Northern Ireland is in the event that Northern Ireland holds a vote regarding a united Ireland, and their answer is YES
Under these circumstances, there should then be a vote held in the Republic of Ireland to decide whether or not we want Northern Ireland back.
I spent over a year contracting in Belfast and I never once heard anyone saying they wanted a United Ireland, in fact, one colleague of mine was from West Belfast, and staunchly Irish, but said he did not want a United Ireland as they were better off as they were.
So.. The future of Northern Ireland is in the hands of the people who live there, and for the time being at least there is no way there will be any change. |
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Cee
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I am from Northern Ireland and i would like to see a united Ireland. But im dont know if that will ever happen.. i hope it does but! Half of Northern Ireland wants a united Ireland and the other half doesnt.. so i cant see it really working out. |
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ash1
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im from the republic and i would love to see a united ireland one day...but done through peaceful means.
The IRA were the main reason why there is a republic, so they did have a purpose back then at the beginning of the last century..otherwise ireland would still be part of britain. I dont think the original leaders of the ira, such as michael collins, would have envisaged what they became in the end...theyd probably be disgusted. |
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Sean
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There will be a United Ireland, the question is when.
All Irish political parties agree on this, though it is not the top priority of all. It is officially up to the ppl of Northern Ireland under the Good Friday Agreement, which means there must be a majority vote in Northern Ireland. The ppl of the Republic also have a vote, so it's not between the two governments now. |
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Aisling xx
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Yup, i think it should stay as it is! Don't fix something thats not broken! I dont want Northern Ireland back, it would just mess up the rest of the country! |
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Nanananananananaana Batman!
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no
i dont see why the british have control of ireland
the irish should
and it should have euros and kilometers anyway it will make life easier
give it back to ireland! |
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Leaine Ni Loingsigh
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It would be amazing to see a united Ireland! We are studying the partition in history right now, and I keep thinking if I could only go back in time and warn them of the trouble to come things would be different....
Anyway, the british don't really care about the people of NI- they just won't give it back because they want to hold on to a little bit of an empire they once had..it's pathetic really... |
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AnteK
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i hate this with all the people blaming the IRA, it's almost the same as what's happening in Gaza now. why not call the UDF/UVF/whatever-they-are terrorists too?
it's because the UK funded the killers on one side, so they were seen in a good light, while the IRA weren't even thanked by the people they were meant to be representing.
in Gaza, because the US are funding the zionists, they're seen as the good guys.
i'm for a 32-county Ireland but through peace ONLY!!! the IRA and the UVF are equal in my eyes. killers. so 32+6=1 NOT 32+6=live lost.
and why are all the answers that say ,,I support a united Ireland" voted down? |
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Midnight Sun
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no the british should give back northern ireland and we should be as we were meant a 32 county republic!!! |
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Orla C
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Actually, I think they are working towards uniting Ireland, but it's going to take a long time. I doubt very much we will see it within the next 30 years, but it's coming.
Oh my. Haven't I pissed off a few people with my answer?
Guys, when Michael Collins negotiated the treaty long ago, he MEANT for partition to be a stepping stone to a 32-county Republic, because he KNEW that it would be difficult and dangerous for the Protestant majority in the North if the entire island became a Republic.
Doesn't anyone look at history anymore? Jeez. |
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bonzodog0
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No, A united Ireland will happen eventually. The British government don't really want the north anymore, its costing them too much to hold on to.
There is an extremely gradual handover already underway, the two governments are working together to move bits of infrastructure at a time to the republics companies and political institutions.
One morning, in the not too distant future, the North will wake up to find that they have suddenly become an independently governed province of the Republic, and not the UK. The northerners will be informed after the paperwork has been signed. That will be the first stage complete. Stormont will retain control of the north, but will answer to Dublin, not London.
Then there will be things like making the Euro the standard currency, making the PSNI part of the Garda Siochana, changing over all car numberplates over to the republics designs, with 6 or 7 new county designations being made, handover of the BT infrastructure to Eircom, etc..... |
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Vicky S
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You are part of the EU now, you have their currency, therefore you will do as they tell you to. Ireland does not exist as far as Brussells is concerned. |
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Warlock of Id
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No, I am completely against the British ruling Ireland forever.
26 + 6 = 1! |
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Why When How
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I'd like to see a united Ireland with the North and South voting for it |
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irishgirl2009@ymail.com
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yes ur exactly right
IRISH PEOPLE DIED FOR IRELAND TO BE A NATION 32 COUNTIES
i dont believe ireland should stay as it is,and i believe with all my heard
Tiocfaidh ar la!!
(our day will come )
xxxxx |
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