Northern Ireland

The Troubles began because Northern Ireland was divided between the Protestant unionists and the Roman Catholic nationalists. The unionists wanted to remain part of United Kingdom while the nationalists wanted to join the Republic of Ireland. The Catholic in Ireland felt discriminated against by the Protestant majority who made up most of parliament. The conflict began in 1968 and ended in 1998. First, Irish people rioted against British rule, and eventually parted from them creating the Republic of Ireland. Then, the Catholic in Northern Ireland, which continued under British rule, faced heavy discrimination. For example, the Catholic were offered fewer jobs and were then paid less. They rarely held high public offices. Another example…

Explain to what extent conflict in northern Ireland has now been resolved. Thy Good Friday agreement Northern Ireland has been subject to much conflict throughout the 20th century, the Good Friday agreement of April 10th 1998 was the latest attempt at bringing peace to the troubled nation. Its aim was to set up a power sharing assembly to govern Northern Ireland, by cross community consent; so essentially, Ireland could run itself again. It was reached after two years of talks, because the key…

Abstract The conflict in Northern Ireland goes back to the seventeenth century when the Scottish and English Protestants colonized to a great extent the Northern Ireland area. Whatever remains of Ireland was predominately Catholic and gained autonomy from the United Kingdom in 1922. Moreover, six regions that make up Northern Ireland, a dominant part Protestant territory with a Catholic minority, chose to stay with the United Kingdom. Unionists in Northern Ireland, for the most part Protestants,…

The war between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is and still is a burden to the citizens of the two nations. This conflict was known as ‘The Troubles.’ A war between Irish Catholic Nationalists and British Protestant Unionists. The war was fought based off of religion and control and the aftermath of the war is still seen today by many in a negative light. This conflict was known as ‘The Troubles.’ A war between Irish Catholic Nationalists and British Protestant Unionists. In the…

Historical case studies in reconciliation. Background to the Northern Ireland conflict After getting its independence from Britain, Ireland remained united with England, Wales as well as Scotland. When talking of the conflict in Northern Ireland, the division between Catholics and Protestants cannot be omitted. Historically, the Irish nation is a catholic nation. However, the citizens in North Ireland have ancestors who were Protestant immigrants from England and Scotland. Therefore, the…

Factually, Northern Ireland’s Loyalist character has continuously been centered on the belief in “Protestant peoplehood,” as James Craig, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland in 1934 stating that the Belfast régime was “a Protestant Parliament and Protestant state” in stark contrast to the non-Protestant nation in the south. Northern Ireland was created out of anxiety and distress of and opposition for an independent Irish nation and the “Home Rule” which Northern Loyalists considered “simply an…

world, however, they may not be what you are used to in America. Ireland, which is known to the locals as the Republic of Ireland, takes up about five-sixths of the second largest island in the British Isles. The remaining one-sixth of the island is known as Northern Ireland and is actually a part…

The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians over territorialism and the establishment of a Jewish land and that of “the Troubles” in Northern Ireland between the largely Catholic Nationalists and the majority Protestant Unionists have many key similarities. Both “Northern Ireland the State of Israel emerged out of war, the breakup of empires, and international agreements.”1 (ESEP 93)The main phase of both the Northern Ireland conflict and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict occurred around mid…

Trouble in Paradise Well maybe not heaven on earth the island nations of the British isles offer a unique climate with rolling green pastures, misty mountain crags, breathtaking castles, and cool summer breezes. There is something about Ireland that makes people just want to come back, but however like any place it has not been with out its share of wars and troubles. Ireland has a unique problem that has been around for hundreds of years. A question remains in the minds of many of those…

Britain but between themselves. Whether you are a Catholic Nationalist who is the minority in Northern Ireland and the Majority in the Republic of Ireland, or a Protestant Unionist who wants to stay under British control. Things would not any better for the Irish people until the late 1990s when they would eventually end most of the fighting in Northern Ireland. While there still may be violence in the streets of Northern Ireland it is not nearly as bad as it was during the Troubles. The Hunger…