spank Posted July 28, 2005 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4720863.stm 0 Share this post Link to post
Job Posted July 28, 2005 Well, that'll do away with a whole genre of movies. 0 Share this post Link to post
Naked Snake Posted July 28, 2005 Good, it is about time these people realize that violence isn't a good way to make peace. 0 Share this post Link to post
Bucket Posted July 28, 2005 This illustrates the benefits of finally getting laid. HA HA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA(please don't kill me) 0 Share this post Link to post
DooMer87 Posted July 28, 2005 Tony Blair said:"...it was a step of unparalleled magnitude..." Whats unparalleled magnitude??????????? Why cant they just say "This is preety damn good! No one's gonna get kiled anymore!"? Being an Irishman, I strongly believe in the union between Ireland and Northern Ireland. I've been to belfast, I have a relative there. 0 Share this post Link to post
Jehar Posted July 29, 2005 Wow. Wonderful news. Was in ireland recently and we abstinatly avoided the northern bits, but saw some shit anyway. Everybody can breate a bit easier now :) 0 Share this post Link to post
Submerge Posted July 29, 2005 And why didn't they work things out over a couple of pints 30 years ago, anyway? 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted July 29, 2005 Because the problems arose from bitter disputes and grievances going back hundreds of years, perhaps? 0 Share this post Link to post
Scientist Posted July 29, 2005 Didn't this whole conflict start in 1066? They're killing eachother over something that happend nearly 950 years ago. About time people put it to rest. 0 Share this post Link to post
Janderson Posted July 31, 2005 An IRA car bomb blew up my old flat when I was six months old, we had just moved out (whew!) so this is great news IMO. 0 Share this post Link to post
fodders Posted July 31, 2005 The IRA bomb in Manchester killed one of the modems on my Doom BBS, had to drive 10 miles into town at 2am to fix it. Bastards! :P 0 Share this post Link to post
sargebaldy Posted July 31, 2005 Violence is a pretty hopeless way to secure independence. Eventually they'll figure out politics isn't any better. 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted July 31, 2005 sargebaldy said:Violence is a pretty hopeless way to secure independence.You've lost me there. Who's seeking independence? The basic problem in Northern Ireland has been that both communities fear they will become marginalized and discriminated against (the Protestants in the case of a "united Ireland", and the Catholics if it remains a province within the UK). That's what has made the problem so intractable: the resolution sought by each community is unacceptable to the other. The current working solution is a power-sharing devolved government guaranteeing representation for both communities. It's a compromise, but one that seems to have a chance of working. 0 Share this post Link to post
sargebaldy Posted July 31, 2005 Hmm, well I guess I was assuming Northern Ireland would rather be part of Ireland than the UK. It seems to me there wouldn't have been a problem in the first place if the UK had just let the Irish Free State keep Northern Ireland, since as far as I know the religious demographics didn't shit around until then. If it doesn't like either situation, maybe it should just work on seceding from the UK and being an independent country. As far as I know the IRA is more annoyed that it's part of the UK than not a part of Ireland. 0 Share this post Link to post