Will the Republic of Ireland ever obtain Northern Ireland?
Now, while today’s political atmosphere may point towards no, I’m just curious what are the odds that sometime in the future that Northern Ireland is annexed by the Republic of Ireland; I know this has been a conflict/question of the Irish for years and years, and anything Irish really interests me. So, what’s your take? Does the UK have too strong a grasp on it politically, economically, religiously, and socially? Or could the entire island of Ireland unite once more as the Irish flag foretells?
2024 apparently according to Star Trek, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8thJJDLang I for one think a United Ireland would make more sense economically, but it ever is to happen it must happen peacefully and with consent of the people of northern Ireland.
Interestingly an enough is most British people don’t want Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2001/aug/21/northernireland.northernireland1 But the majority of people in Northern Ireland would support staying with Britain in the United Kingdom, so who knows
February 4th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
As soon as life becomes fair.
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February 4th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
I think it had been moving in that direction when the Irish economy was booming, now that they are feeling the effects of the global recession it might take much longer but I believe the north will eventually return to the Republic of Ireland.
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February 4th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
I don’t think that most people in Northern Ireland want to be a part of the Republic of Ireland. In Northern Ireland the Protestants are in the majority and the Catholics are in the minority. If they became part of the Republic of Ireland that would most likely be reversed.
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February 4th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Maybe . But what I think is that the boundary should be moved east so that the predominantly-Catholic western half, including Londonderry, is annexed by the Republic of Ireland and the predominantly-Protestant eastern half remains British . Another good alternative would be for the North to have some kind of autonomy .
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February 4th, 2010 at 6:49 pm
2024 apparently according to Star Trek, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8thJJDLang I for one think a United Ireland would make more sense economically, but it ever is to happen it must happen peacefully and with consent of the people of northern Ireland.
Interestingly an enough is most British people don’t want Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2001/aug/21/northernireland.northernireland1 But the majority of people in Northern Ireland would support staying with Britain in the United Kingdom, so who knows
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