Ian Paisley has resigned as the First Minister good thing or bad?

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greenorlagh

Paisley will probably become Lord Paisley now - just wait and see. Good to see that they made his son resign his post too.

Have never ever liked the man.

Orla C

It certainly is the end of an era. Who would have thought Paisley and McGuinness would have ended up working together?

In fairness to Paisley, his highly critical standpoint did force his opponents to really face up to issues, and find ways of solving them. Part of his tough stance was due to the fact that he really didn't want his own community to be faced with the difficulties that the Catholic community faced during the Troubles - in that sense he is a man who learned from mistakes, both his own and other's. You have to hand him that.

I agree with another answerer - don't celebrate just yet. We have a saying in Ireland: "Better the devil you know" and with Paisley we knew at least what we were dealing with. Until we know who is replacing him and how open they are to working with the other various political entities in Northern Ireland and with an interest in Northern Ireland, I will reserve judgement.

Christine

Hes older than Castro, and he only went because of his son misdemeanours, and accusations he was getting on too well with Martin McGuinness of Sinn Fein, did you ever think you would see the day that would happen?

His best line was apart from 'Ulster says NO' was 'I don't hate Catholics, just Catholicism'!! mmm don't celebrate just yet, you don't know whos taking his place.

CLIVE H

Ian Paisley knows he has reached the end of the road and that what he wanted has transpired, in that the IRA have laid down their arms and that the peace accord is working and that power sharing is the way forward.

I saw Jim Pryor on TV - yesterday I think. He said that while he was in the Thatcher UK.gov they so much wanted the Gerry Adams and Martin MacGuinness team to come on over and become leaders in Ulster together with others in a power sharing agreement.

How strange then, and how wonderful too, that the dream has come true.

I should be doing something else

I don't know, lets see who takes over his post first. I don't mind Ian Paisley myself and I'm completely middle of the road with Northern Ireland politics but his son seems like a slimy wee ba$tard.

esoteric_noodles

hes a racist.... hes anti-irish and anti-catholic

there would have been peace in N ireland sooner if it wasnt for the likes of him

anthonyjackbishop

I'll join ya time to break out the champagne

PaddyRanger

Only time will tell, and where in Ireland are you throwing this party ? I might join in for the craic

seamus

Great

Preacher

I don't really care about Paisley resigning, and I wasn't in the slightest bit shocked that he used nepitism to further his bank balance and his idiotic son's. Most likely Peter Robinson will now take the reigns which won't make any difference to me one way or another.

None of this takes away from the fact that Paisley played a major role in inciting hatred against catholics which ultimately led to 1800 innocent catholics losing their lives. He has a lot to answer for, and I hope there is a God so he can get whats coming to him. The poverty in the North of Ireland is still rampant, and the 30 years of war has won nothing. The IRA fought a brave war but were sucumb to British Informers and MI5, but I think history will see it as another victory for England. Paisley fulfilled his legacy, he had power of the North, if only for a short while, and I am sure he is seething that the Paisley destiney has come to an end.

I have no doubt Ireland will reunite and it will happen without much fuss, it already seems to be happening and makes total economic sense, and when it does happen, I'm not too sure if the Northern politicians will yield any power, because they don't seem very effecient in their new MLA and ministerial positions. They seem a very amateur government at best, with the exception of a few who I am ashamed to say belong to the DUP. Sinn Fein have been a huge let down, and they sit in Stormont on the graves of over 300 IRA volunteers, promising to "deliver." I am tired of the word deliver, and I am not sure what they are delivering, but I will keep checking my mail.

I dont think this is the Ireland Bobby Sands envisaged, and when I read his diary which explicitly states his hatred for capitilism it makes me sad to see our so called leaders having a good laugh up in that shithole Stormont. God forgive them. Poverty on the streets of Belfast and Derry are rampant, but nobody gives a damn. The war wasn't to line the pockets of a select few, it was to bring a socialist ideal to light, where everyone would be equal and share the newfound wealth.

Erin Go Bragh.

MUSICGUY

could'nt give a damn.don't live in the north

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