Sinn Fein and united ireland

man.about.town

sinn fein are holding a conference today for the unification of Ireland. they say the vast majority of Irish want a united Ireland.

could Ireland really afford a united Ireland?

northern Ireland have the highest percentage of civil servants 30.8% of working population (rep of Ireland 18%). they have high unemployment around 10 or 11%. if ireland did ever become united, i could see a huge swell in terrorism which would drive tourism away.

these are simple points but they seem logical, i couldnt see how economically we would survive. i for one would not be for a united Ireland, the idea of it is nice but the reality not so much!

Bloody Nipples

British government plows £5bn a year into the place to keep it afloat. They can keep it. I genuinely don't understand the united Ireland thing, the first time Ireland was united was when the Normans invaded and unified the place.

MagicMarker

man.about.town wrote: »

sinn fein are holding a conference today for the unification of Ireland. they say the vast majority of Irish want a united Ireland.

The vast majority of Irish don't give a shít.

dlofnep

That is based on the assumption that unification would be an overnight process, rather than a process which the background work done beforehand - IE: Lowing the corporation tax rates in the north, to reduce the load on the public sector and entice private investment, improving community relations, improving the economics of both jurisdictions.

Sinn Féin isn't the only political party that aspires to see unification at some point down the line. It's not a position unique to them. Right now isn't the right time - there is still much roadwork to be made.

AckwelFoley

man.about.town wrote: »

they say the vast majority of Irish want a united Ireland.

They must have missed the good friday agreement.

****

dlofnep

snyper wrote: »

They must have missed the good friday agreement.

****

I don't think you understand what the Good Friday Agreement involves then. Read it again. At no point does it remove an aspiration to see unification of the Island.

Bunreacht na hÉireann quite clearly states:

Article 3

1. It is the firm will of the Irish Nation, in harmony and friendship, to unite all the people who share the territory
of the island of Ireland, in all the diversity of their identities and traditions, recognising that a united Ireland
shall be brought about only by peaceful means with the consent of a majority of the people, democratically
expressed, in both jurisdictions in the island.

As for calling people '****' for wanting to see an end to partition - Grow up.

danbohan

snyper wrote: »

They must have missed the good friday agreement.

****

where exactly in the good friday agreement does it say that irish people dont want a united ireland ?

AckwelFoley

dlofnep wrote: »

As for calling people '****' for wanting to see an end to partition - Grow up.

I dont need to grow up at all, terms like partition etc.. seriously.. none of you people seem to understand that the majority of irish peple dont care. Not that we dont or do want a united ireland, we dont care.

We voted to remove of constitutional claim on the north. If for a nano second you think there will ever be a "united ireland" you are incredibly naive.. hence it is you that needs to grow up with the rest of the country

The Shinners wouldnt know how to tell the truth.

biko

Too many times have this very issue been discussed here.
Please use Politics.