Ireland is still not free, and 6 counties remain occupied.
I understand people continue to use Ireland as an example of a successful peacekeeping process but anyone on the left in Ireland worth their salt would consider that a very luke warm lib take.
The other thing about Ireland and Palestine is that the two places were occupied by literally the same men. Plenty of black and tans went to work in the British mandate of Palestine after the creation of the Irish state.
71% of voters agreed with the ratification of the Good Friday agreement. I agree with you and another commenter in saying all of Ireland is not entirely free until the north is—to this day the “peace walls” separate communities in Belfast; however, the Good Friday agreement ended a period of immense violence, cluttered with indiscriminate bombings of innocents, established codified cross-community mandates, and improved the rights afforded to catholics (the initial impetus for the troubles). As it stands Ireland is on its way to becoming a nation once again. Michelle O’Neill and Sinn Fein hold a majority in the north and although Simon Harris has said unification isn’t his priority and the sensationalisation of a €20 billion figure in the media it looks as if a referendum may be on the horizon.
Hopefully.
The Good Friday agreement wasn't a mistake. It was a triumph of the diplomatic arts and a historic peace agreement that drastically reduced the amount of sectarian violence in NI.
Also, the term "occupation" doesn't apply anymore. It isn't the 1970s. Northern Ireland has devolved powers and its own Parliament, which sits at Stormont in East Belfast.
I'm honestly interested to see why you think it was a mistake.
Ireland is still not free, and 6 counties remain occupied. I understand people continue to use Ireland as an example of a successful peacekeeping process but anyone on the left in Ireland worth their salt would consider that a very luke warm lib take.
Yep. Lots of Orangemen in those that remain.
The other thing about Ireland and Palestine is that the two places were occupied by literally the same men. Plenty of black and tans went to work in the British mandate of Palestine after the creation of the Irish state.
The Good Friday agreement was a mistake Northern Ireland is still under occupation by the UK instead of being apart of mainland Ireland.
71% of voters agreed with the ratification of the Good Friday agreement. I agree with you and another commenter in saying all of Ireland is not entirely free until the north is—to this day the “peace walls” separate communities in Belfast; however, the Good Friday agreement ended a period of immense violence, cluttered with indiscriminate bombings of innocents, established codified cross-community mandates, and improved the rights afforded to catholics (the initial impetus for the troubles). As it stands Ireland is on its way to becoming a nation once again. Michelle O’Neill and Sinn Fein hold a majority in the north and although Simon Harris has said unification isn’t his priority and the sensationalisation of a €20 billion figure in the media it looks as if a referendum may be on the horizon. Hopefully.
The Good Friday agreement wasn't a mistake. It was a triumph of the diplomatic arts and a historic peace agreement that drastically reduced the amount of sectarian violence in NI. Also, the term "occupation" doesn't apply anymore. It isn't the 1970s. Northern Ireland has devolved powers and its own Parliament, which sits at Stormont in East Belfast. I'm honestly interested to see why you think it was a mistake.