Should Ireland rejoin the Commonwealth?

darkman2

Should Ireland rejoin the former British Empire collection of Nations known as the Commonwealth?


Would we have anything to lose? We do have alot in common with Zimababwe and Nigeria in terms of corruption and insolvency. Maybe we could learn from these countries? And then there are countries like Australia and Canada - very popular with emigrants. It might be helpful for them? It might also satisy the Irish people's traditional soft spot for the Monarchy in Britain and help further integration with the North.



Or we could just say no for lots of reasons over the last 900 years. But should we not be looking to the future instead of the past? Myself I think we are in enough global talking shops already and don't really need another excuse for junkets.


This is going to come up officially when her Majesty visits.

Gunsfortoys

Not this again.:rolleyes:

darragh16

This was brought up in the Dail before, by Eamon Ó Cuiv of all people. Needless to say it wasn't very well supported.

m@cc@

darkman2 wrote: »

And then there are countries like Australia and Canada - very popular with emigrants. It might be helpful for them? It might also satisy the Irish people's traditional soft spot for the Monarchy in Britain and help further integration with the North.

You don't really understand what the Commonwealth is/does, do you?

Craebear

The weekly thread that this is always has the same response.

Feck no.

Fratton Fred

900 years? I know I had a few too many Saturday night, but I didn't think I lost 100 years.

darkman2

m@cc@ wrote: »

You don't really understand what the Commonwealth is/does, do you?

It is for countries with an old fidelity to the British Empire - a sort of (useless) legacy organisation of which the Monach is head. I know exactly what it does in practice. But it is so little it hardly merits mentioning.

Fratton Fred

m@cc@ wrote: »

You don't really understand what the Commonwealth is/does, do you?

1) has a mini Olympics every few years
2) ?
3) gives bad member states a good talking to.

tallaghtmick

they see me trollin they hatin:pac:

TheZohanS

Yes, and we should join the US too.

derfderf

Doubt they'd want us.

questionmark?

I almost think there may have being a thread on this before? :rolleyes:

markymark21

Do people start these sort of topics just give republican/unionist/and everyone in between an excuse to spend the afternoon arguing about nationism/the Ira and the famine??

I don't see the point to be honest!

darkman2

markymark21 wrote: »

oh no

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3NbpJyGz6c

markymark21

darkman2 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3NbpJyGz6c

haha that never gets old

Riddle101

We had a monster thread like this I thin last year or the year before, I remember. I'm still wearing the scars from that battle. But i'm prepared to go at it again, if this thread should turn nasty.

But in answer to the OP, no we should not join the Commonwealth

Wolfe Tone

No, and before someone spites on sh!te about Unionists suddenly consenting to a UI or thinking that them paddies are a great bunch of lads if we join the commonwealth, it wont, simple as.

jester77

Is there a Commonpoverty we could join?

dr.bollocko

Hello OP.
I realise you might not have been around for a while but this thread has cropped up many times very recently and the end result has always been something inconclusive involving pitchforks and bans.
So lets not revisit this one again.