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Northern Ireland majority catholic?

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Armaghtoffee said:
Yeah that’s my point, not as if Munster is about to witness an Orange horde piling over the border.
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It's shocking the amount of people down south, who've never even ventured up north. I suppose we grew up hearing about all the horror stories coming out of the province, and of course people like you lived amongst it.

There's people down here who still hold this view, that the north of Ireland is this dangerous place full of bombs and gunmen running riot.

The fact that since the Omagh bombing, the province has been quite peaceful seems to be lost on them. I've actually never ventured up there myself, but i might make a trip up north as my first post covid holiday.

I'm thinking of trying either Newry or Derry and seeing how i find it. I just feel more comfortable, going to a place where the population is mainly nationalist i suppose.
 
Cork Evertonian said:
It's shocking the amount of people down south, who've never even ventured up north. I suppose we grew up hearing about all the horror stories coming out of the province, and of course people like you lived amongst it.

There's people down here who still hold this view, that the north of Ireland is this dangerous place full of bombs and gunmen running riot.

The fact that since the Omagh bombing, the province has been quite peaceful seems to be lost on them. I've actually never ventured up there myself, but i might make a trip up north as my first post covid holiday.

I'm thinking of trying either Newry or Derry and seeing how i find it. I just feel more comfortable, going to a place where the population is mainly nationalist i suppose.
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Newry is no different to Dundalk or Drogheda really or indeed any medium sized town in the south. How could it be really whenever the entire island is so small.

Derry I’m not too familiar with myself although Halloween is highly recommended.
 
Cork Evertonian said:
It's shocking the amount of people down south, who've never even ventured up north. I suppose we grew up hearing about all the horror stories coming out of the province, and of course people like you lived amongst it.

There's people down here who still hold this view, that the north of Ireland is this dangerous place full of bombs and gunmen running riot.

The fact that since the Omagh bombing, the province has been quite peaceful seems to be lost on them. I've actually never ventured up there myself, but i might make a trip up north as my first post covid holiday.

I'm thinking of trying either Newry or Derry and seeing how i find it. I just feel more comfortable, going to a place where the population is mainly nationalist i suppose.
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FFS it's not a province. They only have 6 of 9 counties of Ulster.
 
Armaghtoffee said:
Newry is no different to Dundalk or Drogheda really or indeed any medium sized town in the south. How could it be really whenever the entire island is so small.

Derry I’m not too familiar with myself although Halloween is highly recommended.
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I would not visit Larne or Portadown for love nor money.lol Armagh city is another option to visit as well for historical reasons. Armagh city is of course the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland.
 

Cork Evertonian said:
I would not visit Larne or Portadown for love nor money.lol Armagh city is another option to visit as well for historical reasons. Armagh city is of course the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland.
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Plan a trip to Armagh around Georgian Weekend or the Cider and Food festival to really get a feel for the place. Or failing that whenever Armagh have a home game.

Armagh churches have long issued joint statements (cost of living crisis most recently) and this interdenominational dynamic is exactly what we need moving forward.
 
dublinbluenose said:
In terms of the fiscal costs of reunification I think the fears are overstated. We've seen a large increae in cross border trade simce the protocol, that will onky increase.

The US and EU, both of whom are partners in the GFA will also part fund any transition. The UK will also.

The size of the task isnt really comparable to German reunification both in terms of population and lmthe sheer chasms in living standards at the time.

The real hard part is deciding on what a new Ireland will look like. I find people who dont want to look at that and do the real hard yards fall back on the cost of reunification.
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They may be overstated, but few voters with a stake in their country - something to lose - trust Sinn Fein economics. I'm a trained economist. Logically, a united Ireland will eventually lead to prosperity. A unified Ireland would eventually start to reap the economic benefits of the synergies and efficiencies of coming together. However, in the short to medium term, there is an economic chasm to negotiate. Unless middle-class voters in the republic can be plausibly convinced that they will not lose out in Mary Lou's rush to history, there will be no unification. This is why timing is crucial. If Sinn Fein jump the gun on this, chaos will ensue.

If Sinn Fein do enter government at the next election as the largest party, then they had better be seen to do a competent job in the eyes of the middle-class who are not their natural constituency. I think they are canny operators, however, so I foresee a lot of disappointment amongst their own supporters when they finally assume responsibility for government policy. That, in turn, poses problems for their chances of staying in government. But I suspect they'll take that risk and play the long game. By the time of any referenda on unification, they must be seen to be credible by...yes, people who wouldn't ordinarily vote for them. That's a majority of people in the republic as things stand. If Sinn Fein have economic credibility among a majority of voters, then the sentiment and weight of history will carry the day to unification. If not, well, chaos.
 
Cork Evertonian said:
It's shocking the amount of people down south, who've never even ventured up north. I suppose we grew up hearing about all the horror stories coming out of the province, and of course people like you lived amongst it.

There's people down here who still hold this view, that the north of Ireland is this dangerous place full of bombs and gunmen running riot.

The fact that since the Omagh bombing, the province has been quite peaceful seems to be lost on them. I've actually never ventured up there myself, but i might make a trip up north as my first post covid holiday.

I'm thinking of trying either Newry or Derry and seeing how i find it. I just feel more comfortable, going to a place where the population is mainly nationalist i suppose.
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North Coast, mate. Tourist orientated. No one will bat an eyelid at a southern accent. Stay out of wee housing estates where the kerbs are painted red, white and blue, avoid singing the Broad, Black Brimmer and you'll be grand. Derry is grand too but stay out of wee housing estates where the kerbs are painted.....well, you get the picture. ?
 

emir said:
You should read into Evangelical christianity and how it spread in South Korea.
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Not so much related to evangelical Christianity but today happens to be the feast day for the Korean martyrs.
St. Andrew Kim being the most well-known among them.

Back on topic, I visited the north of Ireland in the late 90s. The Omagh bombing was about a week after I returned home. Great memories of that trip and a good reminder that some things have definitely changed for the better
 

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