Is it time for a vote by people in Republic to see if they wish to have all of Ireland British?

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someone91

HA!
I'll be cold in my grave the day Ireland unites with the UK.
Why the hell would we want those low life scummy catholic terrorist mongrels in our country?

You taigs might be all 'ireland this, wonderful that' now, but you wait.
Once your economy is fully in the crapper, you'll all be fleeing up the prosporous British cities of like Belfast, Londonderry & Newry once more.
I say we build a big wall, keep em all out, works against the Mexicans doesn't it

Orla C

It's news to me that this vote is 'held regularly in the North', as you put it.

In the 1990s, over 75% of al inhabitants of the island voted in favour of the Good Friday Agreement, which meant that over 75% person of the people living on the island were in favour of working towards peace.

You are merely attempting to stir up trouble by suggesting the people of the Republic of Ireland would go back to being British. We certainly would not. We have enough problems as it is.

Most Southerners you know secretly wish to be British again? I'd say they were just humouring you, pet, or else just telling you what they think you wanted to hear just to be able to move on and talk to someone else.

I should be doing something else

No, what do you want, World War 3?

And referendums are not held regularly in NI as I have lived here all my life and have never been asked to participate or vote!

EDIT - You continually reference these 'statistics' of 99% of Irish people longing secretly to be British. Lets see the evidence of these polls.

Glentoran_FC

there isnt a vote or referendum regularly, if you havent got a clue what your talking about stay out of it

*there is no referundum regularly or ever so your question isnt valid

Soul Jacker

Alan where do you live? There hasn't been a referendum in NI since the good friday agreement. And there is no-one in the South or britain calling for such a referendum, it seems to be just you.

If you really believe what you say (which I very much doubt) you're completely delusional.

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Edit: F**K me i'm irish v; Alan tries but (to answer your question) he's got nothing on you.

Not waving but drowning

What are you trying to achieve by asking this flamebait ?

We hate with a vengeance to be called southeners, particularly by a loser of a Brit who hangs out in the Ireland section pretending to be a history professor from Dublin Uni (little secret friend, we do not refer to them as professors - that's a Brit term - we call them lecturers), I know lecturers from UCD and Dublin Uni and your *** would be grass if you talked like that to the students.

We speak Irish (Gaeilge) not Gaelic that's the Scottish form - so you are........

Busted !!

So, anyway try coming over here to where I live and ask the lads in the local that question.

Thought not.

amadÃ¡n.

david d

Hi Alan m, "Writer of 3 Irish History Books" - ie... handed out loyalist leaflets for a day in the 80s.

There's no such thing as 'British'. Maybe a map would help the remaining few 'loyalists'... Ireland is here, Britain is over there. It's simple really.

Regardless of temporary political partitions, the Irish Nation has always been one in itself.

So a 'No' to that one there.

--- and I gave you a wee Star for trying.

Lyla K

LOL!
Most southerners you know want to be British? What kind of southerners do you know? Not one person I have ever met wanted to have a United Ireland via Britain ruling the entire country.
And what's this again about? They were always Irish, never British. Just because the British ruled them didn't make them British.
Generally, Irish people are fiercely proud of their Independence; and many still dislike the British.
Where did you get that idea? Honestly, it's a first.
A very stupid first.

bettyboo

I believe the good people of Cork will be disgusted to hear that you think they all want to be british..tell that to the Cork Hurlers.

My not ask if the Brits want to have a referendum on becoming Spanish, you never know, they might even vote yes, LOL

PS,,,,do the people of the East or West not get a chance to vote?

ash1

"99% of southerners yearn to be British. I know".... why ask this question when you apparently believe you know the answer? I thought you were already privy to some secret poll that already proves this fact anyway(strange no one else has heard about it) and you do seem to love telling us all about it everytime you get a chance.
For someone so obsessed with britain, i cant really understand why you seem to hang out on the Irish section so much either.
Anyway to answer your question, no there shouldnt be a vote, although the results if ever there was one would probably stop you spouting your usual nonsense.

bluebell

Poor Alan, so misunderstood. Always saying something outrageous just to get a reaction - and look how successful he is at doing that.

Most southerners you know "secretly" wish to be British again .... and how many is that exactly? Not many at all? That figures. It's the bit in inverted commas that bothers me. If I "promise" to do something, as long as it is in inverted commas, I have no intention whatsoever ...... and I'd say that "secret" wish you describe is a non-starter too.

If there were Irish people here with a longing to be British, there's nothing stopping them moving over there. They could vote with their feet. No need for a referendum. I never hear anybody voicing such an opinion. But in my job I meet a lot of elderly who have come home to retire, and they say how pleased they are to be back, because here we look after our pensioners much better than Britain does.

Celtic Tigress (Donegal!)

I'm from Donegal, as far North as you can get but still in the Republic.

We do not vote on whether or not we want to "be British" because the answer is a huge resounding NO. This is common knowledge, it's basic instinct: that's why we do not vote on it. We are IRISH: we want nothing to do with the UK and with bloody good reason i'd say given our history.

It's like asking us to vote on do we want to breathe air or methane.

Kate

Considering the hundreds of years of bloodshed so Ireland could be independant, why would she want to go back to being ruled by Britain again?

sp00k13

what are you talking about? this vote is held regularly in the north? i've lived in NI all my life and there has NEVER been a vote on whether we should remain part of the UK. and as if people in the rep would want to be under uk rule. and also, NI isn't in Great Britain, it is in the UK. where are you from???

Chris Brown is the man!

how about you get a job alan and stop wasting your time on this?

Misty Blue

West Brits are few and far between in Ireland so there would be nothing to fear from voting on it.

You are wrong about regular referendums in N.Ireland.If you insist on posting questions get your facts straight.

People in Northern Ireland can choose to have an Irish Passport if they wish.

sagelady

You are saying a United Ireland ruled by Britain. I thought the idea was to get rid of Britain out of the Island of Ireland altogether. The people in the republic of Ireland are glad to be rid of British rule, and rather than hold a costly referendum, their money could be spent getting the ecomomy started again. So no it is a non-starter to even consider such a vote

Tid

Haven't we answered this before?? And Orla C put it perfectly. We had the good friday agreement, once the south and north agree, unilaterally, its back. Neither have agreed to date. Must southerners wish to be british, that made me giggle. Thanks for that. just had to have a look since last time I saw this, thanks again, even funnier than the last time I looked. Bloody brilliant!! "I know all southerners blah blah", thanks, nearly p*ssed myself!

Is mÃ¡ith liom cÃ¡ca millÃs!

That is where you are wrong.

Britain, my love, consists of Scotland, Wales and England. Northern Ireland is however part of the UK (United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland)

If you're going to stir **** then at least get the ingredients right.

26+6=1

Crazygirl

The first answer is correct.
I would suggest that you listen to this song.
She is British but makes a good point.
She may inspire you.
Number eight on Lily Allen's new album

Good Luck and best wishes in actually getting correct survey information in the future.

Try official cenus and so fort.

Edit: Yes I agree we should have an official vote.
Then it could be proved and written.
You could have an official stasitistic
to use in your little books?
I agree with the other poster to give you a star.
If the average person in the Republic wants to be part
Of Britain then I will eat my glasses.
Yum, yum.
I suspect they will stay on my head though.

Best wishes as always.

Edit: You do not want us to vote now. You said you did yesterday.
Maybe that lily Allen song inspired you?
I suspect you were talking to a Robot Leprechaun about Southern Ireland. Their circuits are badly damaged at the moment. Maybe that is where the missing Robot Leprechauns are? They must be in southern Ireland. Does such a place exist?

Cheers for answering my question on the whereabouts of the Robot Leprechauns
.
Hope my answer helped you too.

God Bless.

tzddean

You're contradicting yourself. If we all yearn to be British, then why would we be too scared to have a vote that would give us all what we wanted?

I'd be happy to prove you wrong, but I don't have the power to call a referendum. So sorry about that.

Sshhhh! It's Podge and Rodge

So they hold regular referendums in the North do they?!
And we all want to be British again, do we?!

Wait, we think we've just seen a flying pig out of our window.

slipstreamer

No. It isn't like this gets voted on every year either. Time will tell ... but not just yet

Your very first answer is correct - listen to Orla.

Pooh Bear

Alan I think you're the Devils Advocate.

Our family are of Irish origin - mostly now living in Britain but at no time have any members of this family wished a british rule of their homeland.
We have relatives in both north and south and none of them ever want a united Ireland that is under UK rule - what would be the point in that?

Ireland is an entity on its own, with its own laws, its own money, its own parliament and its own people - it doesnt need to be a tagged on bit of Britain. It stands alone and very well thank you very much.

You accuse others of naive argument when there is none more naive than your own. Orla speaks it clearly and states the case as it is.

A united Ireland maybe - but no rule from Britain.

And I have never ever met a southerner who secretly yearns to be British. I wonder who you talk to and if indeed you even are Irish.

You dont make a jot of sense man!

The Nine Lives of Laura Gonzales

lol. Nice try.

You want to organise said vote? Be my guest, see how fast it gets shot down.

edit: "Kiss me Im Irish saying the murders were for the greater good shows the mentality of most people here"

Yes, that makes perfect sense because one idiot's comment represents us all. [/sarcasm] Seriously, if you're going to troll at least try to make a reasonable argument. I'm going to link you to a thread about the second shooting on an Irish forum so you can see just how in favour we are of it: http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055508875.

Dafydd

Ireland is now united in one way. Both the UK and the Irish Republic are member states of the European Union. Technically there are no borders within the EU. I think had we treated the Irish better in the past (18th and 19th centuries) then I think that they would not have broken away and would be as much part of the UK as Scotland and Wales are today.

ME !

Nobody in Ireland would want to be part of Britain ! ! ! I don't know anyone who would vote yes ! ! ! Us Irish people are not too fond of the British because of what they have done to us in the past ! The British empire is no more ! ! ! !

XxX

agooddub

It is the dream of many past and present generations to have a United Ireland, but in todays economic climate, it would be a financial disaster to embark on such a course. If a referendum was taken in the 26 counties only, on the prospect, the outcome may come as a huge shock, as I believe the 26 counties would reject a merger.
Sadly, we cannot afford them.

IRISH AND PROUD

i live in the republic of ireland and i would never want to have anything to do withh britian ever again!
why would we give away our freedom?
why not have all of ireland a republic not british???????
considering it is the island of ireland!
woulod be stupid asking irish people from the republic would they want to be part of britian!
we would just laugh at you!
our ancestors didn't fight and die for freedom for nothing!

mermaid1234

NO. Absoulutely not. It would lead to such violence and rows,,, i think we need to just brush it under the rug and leave it!!

Flying mop dog

Should the Republic have any power to decide the fate of an independent state? Absolutely not.

Should we have a vote? Maybe. Ultimately we have no power nor right to change anything for the north but perhaps the emphatic no vote would make the RIRA and CIRA realise that we don't want them.

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