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There are many people on the island of Ireland that wish to see Ireland united into one country but there is no direct territorial claim over Northern Ireland by the state.
Ireland dropped its constitutional claim to Northern Ireland in 1998 by an overwhelming majority in a referendum on the subject, which came into force on December 2nd, 1999.
The Good Friday Agreement (or Belfast Agreement) saw the Irish government agree to submit articles 2 and 3 of the constitution, Bunreacht na hÉireann, to amendment by referendum by all the voters of Ireland. The 19th Amendment gives the right of all people born on the island of Ireland to citizenship of the republic of Ireland. Previously this was an automatic right only of people born in the republic. It redefined the nation of Ireland to be a community of individuals of common identity, not a territory and committed to a united Ireland in terms of a union of people rather than a single country. It does, however, leave the door open for a united Ireland by consent of the people of both jurisdictions and actually expresses a wish for this to happen.
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What did Catholics in Northern Ireland want?
Many Catholics, though not all, want Northern Ireland to join with the Republic of Ireland and become a united Ireland.
Confict between Northern Ireland and UK?
There is no conflict between Northern Ireland and the UK. Northern Ireland is part of the UK. However, a minority of the population of Northern Ireland want to leave the UK and become a part of the Republic of Ireland. There has been a referendum about this in the past and the majority of the Northern Ireland people want to remain in the UK. Democracy won the day.
Minority religion of Northern Ireland that wishes to maintain ties with the United Kingdom?
Protestants are the majority in Northern Ireland, not the minority, and it is they that want Northern Ireland to stay a part of the United Kingdom.
What institutuion was created by the Good Friday Agreement?
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Is there an agreed timetable for England to leave Ireland to be governed by the Republic of Ireland?
No there isn't. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom and will remain like that until the people of Northern Ireland want to change that.
Did any one in Ireland ever actually want to be united with the united kingdom?
Yes and some still want that to be the case. That is the whole basis for the problems in Ireland and why we have Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in existence now. The majority in Northern Ireland did not want to be separate to the United Kingdom. Many people in Northern Ireland do not want that. In the same way there would be some in the Republic of Ireland that would favour Ireland being fully in the United Kingdom, though it would be a small amount. It is predominantly people who live in Northern Ireland that would hold that view, known as Loyalists or Unionists. The Nationalist or Republicans, who make up a large amount of the population in Northern Ireland, though still a minority overall, want a fully united Ireland free of the United Kingdom. This difference of opinion, mixed in with other social issues, led to the conflicts in Northern Ireland since it came into being, most notably from the lat 1960s to the early 1990s.
Which part of the island of Ireland is occupied by Northern Ireland?
6 out of 32 counties Ireland is about 19% of northern Ireland I don't want to be picky and I definitely don't want to start an international incident, so to be politically correct I will say that geographically, Northern Ireland accounts for about 19-20% of the land mass of the island of Ireland.
What do the loyalists and republicans each want to happen to Northern Ireland?
Loyalists, and also unionists, refers to people in Northern Ireland that want Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom. They are "loyal" to the queen and want to remain in the "union". Loyalists are generally more associated with the more radical groups that have been involved in terrorism to further their cause.
Why did Unionism in Northern Ireland begin?
Some people in Northern Ireland want to be party of the United Kingdom, and they are called unionists. Others want to be party of a united Ireland and they are called nationalists. With these two competing positions, nationalism and unionism has come about.
Why does the UK want Ulster?
The UK does not want Ulster. Ulster is an Irish province consisting of 9 counties. 6 of those counties make up what is known as Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is often incorrectly referred to as Ulster. The majority of people in Northern Ireland want to remain part of the UK, as they regard themselves as being British.
What was going on with the Irish Nationalism in the United Kingdom?
Irish nationalism is only within the province of Ulster in Northern Ireland (part of the UK). A minority of the population want to leave the UK and become part of the Republic of Ireland.
What borders the northern part of Ireland?
There is the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, in the northern part of Ireland. The most northern point on the island of Ireland is actually in the Republic of Ireland, not Northern Ireland, as you will see at the map at the link below. Around the northern coast, is the Atlantic Ocean.
