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Peace in Ireland

            
             Protestants and Catholics in Ireland have been fighting and arguing for all of the 20th century. England still has control over Northern Ireland and what goes on there (The War in Ireland). Because England is not Catholic or was not along time ago, all of Northern Ireland is Protestant. In Northern Ireland there are very few Catholics and they are a minority (The War in Ireland). The country is divided between the North and South. The South is mostly Catholic, not ruled by Britain or part of the U.K. (The War in Ireland). .
             Throughout the past century the fighting in Northern Ireland has been horrible. Thousands of people have died and Britain still occupies Northern Ireland. When the Northern Ireland State was developed it was based on the exclusion of Catholics (Allen). Catholics were treated as second-class citizens and were excluded from everything (Allen). They basically had no rights at all. That was all part of the states ideology. They even had police especially for Catholics (The War in Ireland). The Catholics could not have any kind of march or organized protest. If they did they would be imprisoned (Allen). In the 1960's a small number of middle class Catholic citizens held marches. The British army shot and killed 14 unarmed protestors in 1972 (The War in Ireland). This became known as "Bloody Sunday". Since then the violence has continued. There have been some peace agreements.
             The South of Ireland has become the same as the North only the opposite. The Catholic's are the majority and have segregated themselves from the Protestants (The War in Ireland). Most of the violence and arguing is in the North (Allen). There has been some peace treaties and cease- fire (The War in Ireland). .
             There is hope for peace in Northern Ireland but there are still extremists who break through the cease-fire agreements. In the past many leaders of the world have tried to get peace in Ireland like in the Middle East.


Essays Related to Peace in Ireland

1. Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement

... the best thing for the country. They believe that it would end up being a failed attempt at diplomacy just like other tries in the past had been (De Breadun). In the beginning, the hope of peace in Northern Ireland looked doubtful (Lace 102). Peace through diplomacy had looked like an unrealistic goal (Delaney). The Good Friday Agreement changed the minds of most doubters, allowing realistic talk ... about sharing Northern Ireland to happen. A British-Irish council was established with government officials from Britain, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The countries were finally able ... ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

2. Bill Clinton and Northern Ireland

... P.I.R.A. declared a ceasefire, the President of Sinn Fein Gerry Adams called on the United States to play a "nudging" role in the transition of peace in Northern Ireland, similar to what it had done in Bosnia and the Middle East around that time. According to a journalist, James F Clarity in the New York Times, newspaper, Joseph P Kennedy was the man who was considered as the right man for to ... of Good Friday, 10th April 1998 over seventeen hours after the deadline had passed that all parties had agreed a deal for peace in Northern Ireland, a deal that was later known as the Good Frid...

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3. Conflict in N. Ireland

... organization. With gun ownership being a Constitutional right in the U.S., being able to acquire arms is relatively easy here. The illegal exporters then smuggled them to Ireland by hiding the arms in toys and tape recorders or computers and mailing them to their IRA contacts. Additionally there have been organizations formed in the U.S. to support an issue or peace in Ireland. Some of those groups are the American ... Ireland Education Foundation and Minnesotans for a United Ireland, which profess organizations dedicated to peace and promotion of Irish culture. The American Irish Fund ...

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4. northern ireland

... Prime Ministers went on with the peace negotiations. The political leaders of Britain and Ireland agreed to a peace agreement that would end violence. It gave the Catholic minority more privileges in the north, and it confirmed that the Protestants would not be dominated by the Catholic south. It addressed the largest reform in Ireland's political structures since it was split in 1921. The result of the ... arrangement took place on June 25, 1998. This also created a Northern Ireland Assembly, a council for the North and the South. The people of Ireland voted in support of the Good Frida...

  • Word Count: 1982
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5. Northern Ireland Peace Process

... This essay will examine the last eleven months of the peace process between the two countries. To understand the extreme intensity of this conflict, it is necessary to look back at the history of the Irish nation. The first British involvement in Ireland began in 1169, when Anglo-Norman troops arrived at Bannow Bay in County Wexford. During the next half of the millennium, ... years. During the next two years, arguments over disarmament, withdrawal of the IRA cease-fire, and a wave of bombings would further to threaten to slow Northern Ireland's process toward peace. In 1996, an intern...

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6. The History Of Northern Ireland

... . "When the IRA announced an open-ended cease-fire at the end of August 1994 (followed by a loyalist cease-fire six weeks later), Northern Ireland seemed at least on the brink of a durable peace," (The Economist, 1996). However, in 1995, the parties were again becoming suspicious of each other and the IRA's political party, Sinn Fein, was becoming frustrated at the lack of ... are mainly Catholics who believe the division was artificially created to "give mainly-Protestant unionists a permanent majority," (The Economist, 1996). There are several other organizations in Ireland, the IRA be...

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7. British policy concerning Ireland

... by the Irish and British prime ministers offered talks on future peace in Northern Ireland to all parties if violence was renounced. In 1997 divorce became legal in Ireland under certain circumstances. The Roman Catholic Church opposed the law. Voters in referendums approved the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 on a political settlement for Northern Ireland in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland. 2001 June - Irish voters rejected the Nice Treaty ... better from first-hand contact and experience. The BIA (The British Irish Association) was founded in 1972 to promote bilateral re...

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8. Ireland News

... has most certainly gained international attention as it is seen as a serious bump in the road towards peace between Northern Ireland and England. I looked at articles mostly from Great Britain and Ireland, as I read points of view from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. I also came across articles from the United States and ... Fein, and the article seemingly places automatic guilt on the Sinn Fein party for corruption and disruption of the peace process in Northern Ireland. The article included such lines as, "Sinn Fein was last night under heavy pressure to com...

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9. Northern Ireland and Bloody Sunday

... changed their methods when dealing with problems in Northern Ireland which therefore increased trust In the British and created the current attitude that people "support the peace process"7 which has helped to build institutions such as the Northern Ireland Assembly and Police force of Northern Ireland in a neutral and unbiased way. Bloody Sunday does affect current attitudes in Northern Ireland, it led to distrust of the British ... and has tested the relationship between unionists and nationalists. I would argue that the greatest effect of bloody Sunday would be its contribution to th...

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