I refuse to be baited by Horan
Westie, that was'nt the IRA's goal...............it was the Civil Rights Movement's goal. The IRA's goal was a united and independent socialist dictatorship on this island......the number of TD's that Sinn Fein get's elected to Dail Eireann is a good indication of the odds against achieving that goal.
The key word in my post was "Modern Times". Initially the goal of the IRA was what you say but as time went on ,it became a goal of freedom of persecution for catholics. The desire for a united Ireland was still there but drifted far into the back ground.
Westside.
We attract more inward investment per head of population than the UK.
We are well respected by the British, and vice versa.
Our education system is considered noticeably better than theirs.
At the leat measurement, our earlings per capita was higher than theirs.
Our children are considered happier than theirs
Our rugby teams are better than theirs, despite our tiny population.
Their women are considered more obese than ours.
If I'm not wrong, their teenage drug abuse levels are higher than ours - the highest in Europe as at a few years ago.
We have a lower rate of teenage pregnancies than then.
We have St Patricks day, hugely recognised att around the world.
We love their TV and soccer, but our national sports are still massively popular
We love their escorts.....Nina, English Taylor etc .....stunning!
All is ok dude, we could be in worse shape, and we could be in better.
I Ran Away
They couldnt even diet properly (they became anorexic) and their favorite wallpaper color was Brown !!