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IMPORTANT THREAD ON THE HISTORY OF NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND AND WHATS HAPPENING IN NORTHERN IRELAND TODAY /srs
tw for the ira (a terrorist group), terrorism, and violence
"the troubles" was a 30 year period of civil war between northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, mainly between belfast and dublin as they're the biggest cities. it was also known as the northern ireland conflict. it was a constant fight between two ethnic +
+ groups within the christian religion, catholic and protestant. it took place from 1968 to 1998, a very long 30 year period. the protestants, in northern ireland, known as loyalists, wanted to stay a part of the united kingdom. the catholics, also known as the +
republicans, who wanted northern ireland to be a part of Ireland. a very long 30 year cival war happened, which included the bombing from a terrorist group called the ira, who were part of the republicans. this kept happening until 1998, when a peace treaty called +
the good friday agreement was signed, ensuing peace between the two sides.
on march 29th, 2017, the british government led by Theresa May announced that the uk would be leaving the European Union in the near future, holding a successful vote to ensure this. this threatened the peace between NI (northern ireland) and ROI (Republic of Ireland) +
because of borders. the peace of both NI and ROI is at risk and because of all of this, NI is experiencing problems.
here are some helpful links on what is going on today because they explain it better then i can :
