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United Ireland

  • 08-11-2011 03:12PM
    #1
    stewie01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭


    Its pretty much inevitable that in the near future Ireland will be restored back to a united island. My question is when?

    predictions welcome

    When will Ireland be United again??? 375 votes

    less than 20 years
    0% 0 votes
    less than 40 years
    24% 90 votes
    40+ years
    29% 112 votes
    Never
    46% 173 votes


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Comments

  • #2
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Never.

    I have no idea where you're getting inevitable from considering the Brits wont even hand Gibraltar over to Spain.


  • #3
    foxyboxer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,528 ✭✭✭foxyboxer


    ...in the near future...



    :D


    We made a balls of the 22* we have, never mind taking on another 6.




    * You'll never live that down Gay!


  • #4
    KeithAFC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,239 ✭✭✭✭KeithAFC


    smash wrote: »
    Never.

    I have no idea where you're getting inevitable from considering the Brits wont even hand Gibraltar over to Spain.
    I agree. Can we get a never in the poll option?


  • #5
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Getting it back would be an economic nightmare. Fcuk the political and religious stuff.


  • #6
    Tesco Massacre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 814 ✭✭✭Tesco Massacre


    I'm happy enough with the 26.

    The Brits can keep the rest.


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  • #7
    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    Hard call - optimistically 20yrs, realistically -40.


  • #8
    RachaelVO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,108 ✭✭✭RachaelVO


    How is it inevitable?

    I can't see it being united in any of our lifetimes!


  • #9
    number10a
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,062 ✭✭✭number10a


    They can keep them. We wouldn't even be able to afford to change the roadsigns to bilingual ones and km/h, let alone run the place.


  • #10
    c_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭c_man


    stewie01 wrote: »
    Its pretty much inevitable that in the near future Ireland will be restored back to a united island. My question is when?

    predictions welcome

    Ireland will be united, albeit as a bigger country. Due to continental drift and whatnot, we'll have a new nation in the future.


    And hoverboards.


  • #11
    Fago!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    Ireland united - the worst football team in the world.

    OT, never gonna happen. We've other, more pressing things to worry about.


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  • #12
    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    KeithAFC wrote: »
    I agree. Can we get a never in the poll option?

    Nevurrrr !


  • #13
    Snakeblood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,461 ✭✭✭Snakeblood


    I've changed my mind to: Unlikely. Maybe 40+


  • #14
    John Doe1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭John Doe1


    Unless the unionist poulation in NI goes down to like 10 percent there will never be a united Ireland, there will be a bloodbath if they try it.


  • #15
    Cameron Poe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 217 ✭✭Cameron Poe


    The Catholic population of the north is increasing steadily (or it was unless they've stopped riding without johnnys) while the Unionist population is not increasing to the same level. So when there's more Catholics they'll want to be in our gang instead of King Charles gang.


  • #16
    plein de force
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭plein de force


    why do you think it's inevitable?

    i dont think it's going to ever happen


  • #17
    UglyBolloxFace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭UglyBolloxFace


    Fuck off with these FUCKING threads.


  • #18
    df1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,432 ✭✭✭df1985


    I think it probably will happen but they can keep it, its a kip tbh.


  • #19
    sensibleken
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,650 ✭✭✭sensibleken


    The only time that ireland has been politically united was under the act of union 1801. So if you want a return to that go ahead.

    why do we have to have one of these threads once a month. Cant we just have the provos vs the brits bash it out in the poppy thread and leave the rest of AH alone? Please?


  • #20
    John Doe1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭John Doe1


    Cameron Poe wrote: »
    The Catholic population of the north is increasing steadily (or it was unless they've stopped riding without johnnys) while the Unionist population is not increasing to the same level. So when there's more Catholics they'll want to be in our gang instead of King Charles gang.

    Listen its not going to happen in the next century never mind 40 years


  • #21
    Tesco Massacre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 814 ✭✭✭Tesco Massacre


    UglyBolloxFace wrote: »
    Fuck off with these FUCKING threads.

    We're not going to get the 6 counties back with that attitude.


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  • #22
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Tesco Massacre wrote: »
    We're not going to get the 6 counties back with that attitude.
    We don't want them.


  • #23
    UglyBolloxFace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭UglyBolloxFace


    Tesco Massacre wrote: »
    We're not going to get the 6 counties back with that attitude.

    Who gives a ****. Get over it. There are more important things to worry about.


  • #24
    KeithAFC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,239 ✭✭✭✭KeithAFC


    Tesco Massacre wrote: »
    We're not going to get the 6 counties back with that attitude.
    I think this thread has been done to death though Tesco. We all know the answer to this question. It isn't going to happen. The island voted in a majority for partition and articles 2 and 3 are gone. As far as the British government is concerned, this is a closed book now. And as for the PUL community, it isn't even an issue.


  • #25
    John Doe1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭John Doe1


    smash wrote: »
    We don't want them.

    Exactly I go through strabane every week as i cross the border, its crap not worth getting killed over


  • #26
    Snakeblood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,461 ✭✭✭Snakeblood


    KeithAFC wrote: »
    I think this thread has been done to death though Tesco. We all know the answer to this question. It isn't going to happen. The island voted in a majority for partition and articles 2 and 3 are gone. As far as the British government is concerned, this is a closed book now. And as far for the PUL community, it isn't even an issue.

    PREVIOUSLY IN THE THREAD:
    I'm happy enough with the 26.

    The Brits can keep the rest.
    -Tesco Massacre. He was joking.


  • #27
    Cameron Poe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 217 ✭✭Cameron Poe


    John Doe1 wrote: »
    Listen its not going to happen in the next century never mind 40 years

    I'd rather it didn't happen in my life time. I think it will though and it'll be horrible and messy when it does happen.


  • #28
    Necron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 38 ✭Necron


    Im saying a lot more than 40+ years.


  • #29
    Tesco Massacre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 814 ✭✭✭Tesco Massacre


    smash wrote: »
    We don't want them.
    UglyBolloxFace wrote: »
    Who gives a ****. Get over it. There are more important things to worry about.

    Maybe if you put that aggression into our struggle for freedom we'd have our 32 counties already.

    Just sayin', lads.


  • #30
    Wolfe Tone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,670 ✭✭✭✭Wolfe Tone


    In my lifetime I think.


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  • #31
    sensibleken
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,650 ✭✭✭sensibleken


    End Partition!

    Re-unite the kingdom of Meath!


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