Nationalism, internationalism and the Anglo-Irish agreement
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Nationalists in Ireland and Unionists in in Northern Ireland have conflicting views over the future sovereign status of Northern Ireland. The Unionists, or Loyalists, favor keeping Northern Ireland as part of the UK. These people are usually Protestant. The Nationalists, or Republicans, want a 'union' with Ireland and are made up of Roman Catholics. The problem with the Anglo-Irish agreement is that it opens the doors for a united Ireland if the majority of citizens gives its consent to that arrangement. The Unionists feel betrayed because it impact their rights as British citizens.
Publication Name: The Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0278-839X
Year: 1992
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Law, the state and republicanism in Ireland
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The Irish Republic was created from the 26 counties in the south, rather than the thirty two counties which had been the goal of Republicans. There was initially a division of opinion between those who could not accept such a division and continued to seek a 32-county state, and those who accepted the 26 counties. Democracy was consolidated when the 26 counties were accepted, and terrorism was no longer used in the Irish Republic. The Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland is seen as linked to the problems of Northern Ireland rather than to the part history of the Irish Republic.
Publication Name: The Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0278-839X
Year: 1997
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From Maastricht to Dublin and Belfast: the Irish debate European Union
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In the debate over European union and the Maastricht Treaty, the people of Eire and Northern Ireland seem to be split largely along the lines of their Roman Catholic/Republican and Protestant/Unionist communities. Catholics in both Northern Ireland and Eire tend to back moves towards European integration, while the Protestant Unionists oppose a European government which would undermine sovereignty in the UK and Northern Ireland, and which would weaken the importance of the border between Northern Ireland and Eire. The views of the major Irish political parties are discussed.
Publication Name: The Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0278-839X
Year: 1993
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