As a half Irish half french Canadian it's not worth what people think of you but what's important is what you think of yourself. I live in french part of Canada and they don't appreciate the English but not the English from England they don't appreciate the English who are the English speaking people of Canada. I see myself as a Canadian citizens. So don't worry about what others think of you just remember who you are and be proud of you have done with your own life and how you helped those around you and those are the people who you should care about how they feel about you.
I've seen a lot of comments like this but the truth is the reverse. I have witnessed some frustration from Irish living in England, as we often include the Irish in our definition of British. To understand why, take the British flag which includes the cross of St Patrick to represent Ireland. We call this collection of islands off the northwest coast of Europe the 'British' Isles. Irish and British is not necessarily a contradiction to most Brits. Some Irish take offence, others enjoy not being treated like a foreigner - or at least no more foreign than Scots and Welsh.
@@cooldaddy2877Geographically it’s the British Isles made up of Great Britain and the island of Ireland. Why the Irish have to whine about everything is beyond me.,
@@redred9882of course 800 years of british colonisation didnt let Irish rules themself quietly. Fortunatly Irish never gave up their right to be free. Sooner or later Eire will be united and that last colonial situation in Europe will end.
Of to bad start and roi not your business. How come you HAVNT courage to invite unionist leaders. Nothing shared every time you utter the north =no respect northern Ireland.. If you wanted united Ireland why did you all let ira make ni killing fields and don't be boring and say its the others. I dependant bodies already established 98.98 %at hands of ira of which ira sinn fein is political wing.
Listen Ni is a uk colony, always has been always will, The British government will never give it up ok, and those in ni don't want a united ireland, SO STOP dreaming
@StephenParker-uv9yi Always has been? I don't think so pal. How do you think the counties have Irish names? Or why the Ulster plantations were deemed necessary by the British monarchs?
The NI only identity figure fell from the last census. The big news is a fall of about 5% in the Protestant population every 10 years with the Catholic population edging up around a percent. In 10 years time the Catholic population will see a considerable gap with the older Protestants dying off. Slow demographic change will facilitate the change.
While it's not definitively going to lead to anything only a liar or someone in deep denial would claim this is not significant because you need to understand Northern Ireland was created to be a Protestant country for a Protestant people at the time the North was created protestants outnumbered catholics 2-1 now we have seen a massive shift while it doesn't guarantee anything this is yet another sign the trends are leaning towards a united Ireland one day
I think. If Brexit had taught us anything is that we need to better understand what a UI would look like, with all the financial and health issues etc... because North and South operate in very different ways. Promises of what Brexit means have not happened, so that's a stark warning
Your spot on .. for that reason I would vote no to UI .. I think financially it just wouldn’t work .. And the trouble it would bring .. for what ? A line on a map
The reason I feel this is important as I firmly believe when the time comes to vote we will convince most of these people that a united Ireland is the best way forward so I'm always excited to see gains in the alliance party
I disagree. You obviously don't know the history of the north. Britain had its own version of " red lining" whereby it was deliberately structured for Protestant ascension by splitting communities. This is only aspect of a colonial structure implemented by a Brit government. Facts before fiction.
@@jody1367 I agree with you re history of N.IIreland however the fact remains increasing numbers have no religion and tired of the religious tribe divide.
I grew up in the North. Can someone please explain to me what the sweet jesus " Northern Irish Only " means. Are they saying that the North should exist as a separate political and economic unit and pay it,s own bills?
It's a census about identity not about politics. It's basically "what country do you identity with?" And people have a choice between British Irish both... some people (very small percentage) identify as northern irish only, so neither British nor Irish I would guess. That doesn't mean a thing on what they want of northern ireland's future however
It is curious how the figures reflect the result of the Brexit referendum with ca. 44.2% voting to leave and the current census reported protestant population of 43.5%
@@ericdelorme8777 I legit don’t know that much about present day politics of everything. Not well informed on the protocol situation either. I should’ve said I hope for a United Ireland. I’d want things to work out in all ways because it would be great.
@@Kennethrosewater It's 100% comparable, Texas was originally a Mexican territory just like how northeast Ireland was originally a Gaelic territory, all changed when the respective colonial masters, the United States and England respectively began to colonize the territories in order to change the demographics to pro-colonial.
Yes all that UK sovereignty going great, the one I like is, the UK now free to pollute their own rivers, who needs the EU, with our elected MEP tell them they can’t. I like the EU as it is a check.
Nothing much will change in NI as long as schools are segregated on religious lines. When kids grow up together they become friends together. Integration of the school system is the way forward for a peaceful and prosperous NI and perhaps a United Ireland eventually.
The Catholics always went to Catholic schools there are many integrated schools now. There was no law to say Catholic children could not go to ordinary schools but they preferred not to.
Parents will always want to send their children to a school in their own community. If they live in a Catholic area it will be a catholic school, even if it becomes a state maintained school the majority of the pupils will be Catholic. Would you want your children having to go to a school in the Shankill if you lived on the Falls road or vice verse for the sake of integration. You would need shared housing before inter grated schools could reach it's full potential
Protestants can go where they want to go once Éire is united. They can go back to Alba or Albion. Or they can stay, and (if they don’t quietly die out) learn Gaelic and live like the Irish live, just as many of those, over centuries, who came to Éire, have done, becoming Irish through and through (including my ancestors). It is inevitable. Érin go bragh ☘️ Poblacht na h-Éireann № 1!!!
And does your logic also apply to former presidents who were protestants of the ROI? And for that matter senior members of the GAA who were/also protestants? People can live in any country in the world and still be proud of their heritage, culture, and history, just look at the Irish in the USA. Protestants should be welcomed in a new Ireland and allowed to celebrate what they wish. For as along as sectarianism is put to bed and peace prevails then live and let live please.
Protestant Or Catholic (both equally nonsense) people of the North are far more genetically connected to the Ancient Gaelic Population of Ireland, in a United Ireland Belfast should be the Capital City!!!😃👍🏼🗡️🍀👑
@@Ohaodhatirfothuinn Equally nonsense.....how dare you. Someones religious beliefs are their own to cherish. Your second part is correct. Belfast as a capital...no.
Ireland just pray more often and go to mass as much as possible and you will kick the British butts out of there or they will convert or die off cause the Rosary is extremely powerful when prayed with a righteous and sincere heart. Pray daily Divine Mercy also before Rosary as this helps to wash your sins away, it’s like asking for forgiveness and purify your soul then pray Rosary and you will definately see a massive improvement with your prayer life and abundant blessings will start to flow more quickly for you. GodBless and I pray you take back your land and dominate over British that are in your land forever. 🙏😇🙏❤️
If someone stole a portion of your house and then marched through the rest of your house banging drums & rubbing it in your face I'd imagine you wouldn't be too happy.
Is that majority Catholic in terms of religion or cultural/political background? I'm not religious so does that mean I'm part of the other 11% or whatever it is?
Keep dreaming Gregory. Keep clinging to that hope. What you need and what the Unionist parties need, is A- to Accept the new reality and B - to embrace it and if you want to ‘sell’ The Union then start selling it and not mocking the Irish language like the DUP… As Bob Dylan once sang ‘oh the times they are a changing’ Get on board with it.
No, no it's not a catholic but a republican majority. Prepare for a secular and inclusive united Ireland. While the Orange order will be marching in Dublin, republican rituals commemorating Wolfe Tone will take place in the Shankill road.
I really don't understand the difference between the two because if you are Irish nothing else matters. Are you going to join together and fight the real opponent of religion and that is Islam.
the unionist support of BREXIT has brought forward the Unifaction of Ireland into my lifetime :) thank you DUP for your hate of all things Irish being greater than your love of the union lol btw YOU LIKE ALL BREXITEERS WERE WARNED THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND THAT YOU WERE BEING LIED TOO lol
Its irrelevant if they practicing or not. The conflict has never really been about religion more of a method of identifying who's Irish and who's Anglo/Scottish
@@Johnnyfive55 exactly I couldn't care less if they considered themselves Muslims most of us in the Republic want that land back because its irish not Catholic
A united Ireland, based on what exactly? Northern Ireland has a separate identity, history, and future from that of government in Dublin or its masters in Brussels.
Northern Ireland doesn't have a homogeneous identity. More than half of Northern Ireland are now ethnically indigenous Irish. The planters are a minority in Ireland, Ulster and the six counties
Its really all about money power and percieved social status..but religion is a great deflection whipped along by the papal franchise...a bit like opening a McDonalds in Moscow
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English people don't consider Unionists as British but as Irish. Also the Republic is enjoying a great economy so United Ireland is inevitable.
As a half Irish half french Canadian it's not worth what people think of you but what's important is what you think of yourself. I live in french part of Canada and they don't appreciate the English but not the English from England they don't appreciate the English who are the English speaking people of Canada. I see myself as a Canadian citizens. So don't worry about what others think of you just remember who you are and be proud of you have done with your own life and how you helped those around you and those are the people who you should care about how they feel about you.
I've seen a lot of comments like this but the truth is the reverse. I have witnessed some frustration from Irish living in England, as we often include the Irish in our definition of British. To understand why, take the British flag which includes the cross of St Patrick to represent Ireland. We call this collection of islands off the northwest coast of Europe the 'British' Isles. Irish and British is not necessarily a contradiction to most Brits. Some Irish take offence, others enjoy not being treated like a foreigner - or at least no more foreign than Scots and Welsh.
@@portsmouth1781 "You" call it the British Isles....does not make it correct. We call it the Celtic Isles.
@@cooldaddy2877 We do?
@@cooldaddy2877Geographically it’s the British Isles made up of Great Britain and the island of Ireland. Why the Irish have to whine about everything is beyond me.,
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Why do they persist in saying Catholics and protestants? Its either nationalists or loyalists.
Majority Catholics are nationalists
Being of Irish descent on both sides of my family, I really hope that Ireland unites soon. 😁
Its never been a united country, historically
@@redred9882of course 800 years of british colonisation didnt let Irish rules themself quietly. Fortunatly Irish never gave up their right to be free. Sooner or later Eire will be united and that last colonial situation in Europe will end.
Ireland needs to unite into one nation and leave behind the colonial nonsense of British rule in the north. It’ll be a huge party when it happens!
Of to bad start and roi not your business. How come you HAVNT courage to invite unionist leaders. Nothing shared every time you utter the north =no respect northern Ireland.. If you wanted united Ireland why did you all let ira make ni killing fields and don't be boring and say its the others. I dependant bodies already established 98.98 %at hands of ira of which ira sinn fein is political wing.
Listen Ni is a uk colony, always has been always will, The British government will never give it up ok, and those in ni don't want a united ireland, SO STOP dreaming
@StephenParker-uv9yi Always has been? I don't think so pal. How do you think the counties have Irish names? Or why the Ulster plantations were deemed necessary by the British monarchs?
@@StephenParker-uv9yiThe British government would give it up in a heart beat, it’s just a financial burden and most of us really don’t care🏴
Ask the Republic if they are prepared to pay for NI?
That would be matter to be negotiated over a period of time lots of ground work that's how you do it , not like Brexit
Perhaps but 21% of Catholics said they would vote for the Union.
The NI only identity figure fell from the last census. The big news is a fall of about 5% in the Protestant population every 10 years with the Catholic population edging up around a percent. In 10 years time the Catholic population will see a considerable gap with the older Protestants dying off. Slow demographic change will facilitate the change.
Breed more get more
Shows by fair means or fowl Irish will not stop till get it their way
@@joprocter4573 Well people won’t stop until the country is reunited. Why would they?
@@jmo8934 do you force the wife you brutally treated to forced re-- marriage
We all die not just prods you idiot lol , unionist areas are swarming with kids nowadays so no there won't be a considerable gap
Make ireland unite
Go go united ireland✊️✊️
The winds are singing freedom
Catholic and protestants united under one flag🇮🇪.
While it's not definitively going to lead to anything only a liar or someone in deep denial would claim this is not significant because you need to understand Northern Ireland was created to be a Protestant country for a Protestant people at the time the North was created protestants outnumbered catholics 2-1 now we have seen a massive shift while it doesn't guarantee anything this is yet another sign the trends are leaning towards a united Ireland one day
That’s weird when you think the 26 county’s are mostly pagan
Em...no.
Wonder how Johnny Unionist Bruton is feeling now🤣🤣🤣🤣
Who gives a Damm we hat h we thinks if had his way he'd do like his lot did n keep Brits lik years ago he a muppet
I think. If Brexit had taught us anything is that we need to better understand what a UI would look like, with all the financial and health issues etc... because North and South operate in very different ways. Promises of what Brexit means have not happened, so that's a stark warning
Your spot on ..
for that reason I would vote no to UI ..
I think financially it just wouldn’t work ..
And the trouble it would bring ..
for what ? A line on a map
The increase of those with no religious belief is very important. Many folks are tired of religious bigotry and separate schools for children
The reason I feel this is important as I firmly believe when the time comes to vote we will convince most of these people that a united Ireland is the best way forward so I'm always excited to see gains in the alliance party
I disagree. You obviously don't know the history of the north. Britain had its own version of " red lining" whereby it was deliberately structured for Protestant ascension by splitting communities. This is only aspect of a colonial structure implemented by a Brit government. Facts before fiction.
@@jody1367
I agree with you re history of N.IIreland however the fact remains increasing numbers have no religion and tired of the religious tribe divide.
@@iainrae6159 it's not religious tho it's nationality
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Then go live with the Chinese
Surprised virgen media
Didn't add a Ukraine flag in when editing
Change is coming...
I grew up in the North. Can someone please explain to me what the sweet jesus " Northern Irish Only " means. Are they saying that the North should exist as a separate political and economic unit and pay it,s own bills?
It's a census about identity not about politics. It's basically "what country do you identity with?" And people have a choice between British Irish both... some people (very small percentage) identify as northern irish only, so neither British nor Irish I would guess. That doesn't mean a thing on what they want of northern ireland's future however
@@nicho1723I find it amusing that you can be a nationality of a country that doesn’t exist
Why can’t they be connected to both nations by sharing both British/Irish nationalities?
They are
History
It is curious how the figures reflect the result of the Brexit referendum with ca. 44.2% voting to leave and the current census reported protestant population of 43.5%
Hallelujah ✝️🇮🇪
As a descendant of an Irish immigrant in Texas.. I want to see a United Ireland. Give the Irish their island.
Thé Irish will take our Éire back. No one will give it back. You take what is rightfully yours
@@ericdelorme8777 I legit don’t know that much about present day politics of everything. Not well informed on the protocol situation either. I should’ve said I hope for a United Ireland. I’d want things to work out in all ways because it would be great.
And for mexico to get it's land back in Texas!
@@davidwest2880 Northern Ireland has never been an independent nation. So they’re not comparable, but nice try
@@Kennethrosewater It's 100% comparable, Texas was originally a Mexican territory just like how northeast Ireland was originally a Gaelic territory, all changed when the respective colonial masters, the United States and England respectively began to colonize the territories in order to change the demographics to pro-colonial.
Not much point in reuniting ireland when we've handed over our sovereignty to the EU.
Polls say majority of ireland are supportive of the eu so your a minority
A lot of polish catholics
Paul rickards Not really the total number of poles in the north is only about 30 000
@@gallowglass2630 That's 30,000 too many!
@@PrivateWalker They will probably be neutral on a border poll so no need to worry.
@@PrivateWalker What do you think they should do Mathew, gas them all?
Who says they are all catholic? I'm a nationalist but definitely not a Catholic.....a label on me that I detest......
And what had the fourth panelist to dsay? Why was he cut from this discussion?
It's not just about sectarian differences. Parnell, Emmet and Wolfe-Tone were Protestant for example
Yes all that UK sovereignty going great, the one I like is, the UK now free to pollute their own rivers, who needs the EU, with our elected MEP tell them they can’t. I like the EU as it is a check.
Nothing much will change in NI as long as schools are segregated on religious lines. When kids grow up together they become friends together. Integration of the school system is the way forward for a peaceful and prosperous NI and perhaps a United Ireland eventually.
The Catholics always went to Catholic schools there are many integrated schools now. There was no law to say Catholic children could not go to ordinary schools but they preferred not to.
Parents will always want to send their children to a school in their own community. If they live in a Catholic area it will be a catholic school, even if it becomes a state maintained school the majority of the pupils will be Catholic. Would you want your children having to go to a school in the Shankill if you lived on the Falls road or vice verse for the sake of integration. You would need shared housing before inter grated schools could reach it's full potential
Protestants can go where they want to go once Éire is united. They can go back to Alba or Albion. Or they can stay, and (if they don’t quietly die out) learn Gaelic and live like the Irish live, just as many of those, over centuries, who came to Éire, have done, becoming Irish through and through (including my ancestors). It is inevitable.
Érin go bragh ☘️
Poblacht na h-Éireann № 1!!!
And does your logic also apply to former presidents who were protestants of the ROI? And for that matter senior members of the GAA who were/also protestants? People can live in any country in the world and still be proud of their heritage, culture, and history, just look at the Irish in the USA. Protestants should be welcomed in a new Ireland and allowed to celebrate what they wish. For as along as sectarianism is put to bed and peace prevails then live and let live please.
@@paulshields3599 they were welcome to do so one hundred year ago, now its get in line or get out
Spoken like a true bigot.
Protestant Or Catholic (both equally nonsense) people of the North are far more genetically connected to the Ancient Gaelic Population of Ireland, in a United Ireland Belfast should be the Capital City!!!😃👍🏼🗡️🍀👑
@@Ohaodhatirfothuinn Equally nonsense.....how dare you. Someones religious beliefs are their own to cherish. Your second part is correct. Belfast as a capital...no.
Ireland just pray more often and go to mass as much as possible and you will kick the British butts out of there or they will convert or die off cause the Rosary is extremely powerful when prayed with a righteous and sincere heart. Pray daily Divine Mercy also before Rosary as this helps to wash your sins away, it’s like asking for forgiveness and purify your soul then pray Rosary and you will definately see a massive improvement with your prayer life and abundant blessings will start to flow more quickly for you. GodBless and I pray you take back your land and dominate over British that are in your land forever. 🙏😇🙏❤️
This is nothing to do with religion it is to do with being a nationalist and or a unionist so please stop 🛑 bringing religion into this
It only means that the north is no longer a Protestant land for a Protestant people. Still some work to do, both sides of the border
Finally, us not using them Rubber Johnies has worked!! Ya can thank the Pope for that !
Great !!!! Now they will have to make special rules and legislative employment rights for minority protestants 👍👍
Fighting over a little patch of land. So BORING!!
Tell that to the victims of the families of colusion and assassinations
If someone stole a portion of your house and then marched through the rest of your house banging drums & rubbing it in your face I'd imagine you wouldn't be too happy.
Tell that to Ukraine!
Wouldn't have been boring if you were here in late sixtes and seventys
@@susanmccusker6386 or 80s
Religion that’s the problem
It's going to get bigger and bigger every year time to change the national anthem.
Why?
Is that majority Catholic in terms of religion or cultural/political background? I'm not religious so does that mean I'm part of the other 11% or whatever it is?
Many catholics see themselves as northern Irish the contented middle/upper class happy with the statis quo the Rory mcilroy syndrome
Keep dreaming Gregory. Keep clinging to that hope.
What you need and what the Unionist parties need, is A- to Accept the new reality and B - to embrace it and if you want to ‘sell’
The Union then start selling it and not mocking the Irish language like the DUP…
As Bob Dylan once sang ‘oh the times they are a changing’
Get on board with it.
Contrary to what you think I am I’m a southern republican and would dearly love to see unification
@@Buckets1000 Fair enough Michael. That's your view, best of luck but go easy on the fizzy drinks.
@@gregorysheppard6968 a Southern Republican? Sorry but nobody in Ireland calls themselves as “Southern”.
What's wrong with that?
Stop the head count we need unionist to exept it nomatter the numbers .
No thanks we gave enough problems of our own,
No, no it's not a catholic but a republican majority. Prepare for a secular and inclusive united Ireland. While the Orange order will be marching in Dublin, republican rituals commemorating Wolfe Tone will take place in the Shankill road.
Éire 32 🇮🇪
Ni is majority remain
I really don't understand the difference between the two because if you are Irish nothing else matters. Are you going to join together and fight the real opponent of religion and that is Islam.
When it's over Ireland will be done with fighting
About time people stopped believing in all this religious nonsense, no matter which side of the nonsense you happen to have been born
How dare you...its peoples beliefs and causing offence is the problem...whether you are in northern Ireland or anywhere.
Yer Maw is a Hun.....
Because it full of Romanians and Polish lol
the unionist support of BREXIT has brought forward the Unifaction of Ireland into my lifetime :) thank you DUP for your hate of all things Irish being greater than your love of the union lol btw YOU LIKE ALL BREXITEERS WERE WARNED THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND THAT YOU WERE BEING LIED TOO lol
Liza, this is a fukin joke
...it will have a Nigerian majority soon.
Why are you so racist and hateful?
Viva la iglesia catolica agus tiocfaidh ár lá!!
All Christians, no? Obviously fairy tales.
This isn't about religion
Probably non practicing catholics 🤔🤔
In the US, the largest religious denomination is Catholic; the second largest is lapsed Catholics.
Its irrelevant if they practicing or not. The conflict has never really been about religion more of a method of identifying who's Irish and who's Anglo/Scottish
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What's your point.
@@Johnnyfive55 exactly I couldn't care less if they considered themselves Muslims most of us in the Republic want that land back because its irish not Catholic
Repartition Northern Ireland now.
If the Brits tried to partition Ireland again, I would be the first to pick up a gun
@@seanquinn4540 before Ireland is united, why not unite Belfast first? To this day there are peace walls in Belfast.
The catholics are not irish more from Poland and Brazil.
Who marry Irish Catholics and have nationalist kids
The immigrat population in the north is less than two percent. Stop making shite up
A united Ireland, based on what exactly? Northern Ireland has a separate identity, history, and future from that of government in Dublin or its masters in Brussels.
Based on righting a wrong.
Northern Ireland doesn't have a homogeneous identity. More than half of Northern Ireland are now ethnically indigenous Irish. The planters are a minority in Ireland, Ulster and the six counties
Its really all about money power and percieved social status..but religion is a great deflection whipped along by the papal franchise...a bit like opening a McDonalds in Moscow
England Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland U K.
Its over.
@@sonnyirish3678 Pretty sure it's still going
@@David-mb7zw For how long ?
Sad thing is ireland has a spot on your flag and Wales doesn't
Coming to an end. Scotland first then northern Ireland.
If Ireland is united everything has to be handed over. You dont own the republic any more, you rent it. 😂