Irish identity tops new Northern Ireland poll

[oboe]

As a northern catholic I'm unsure how I would vote if given the chance. I don't need to be paid in Euros to be Irish. Economically it seems to make little sense for me . That said I could vote yes on romantic principles. It's just not as clear cut as many believe

[SevenStars]

As a northern catholic I'm unsure how I would vote if given the chance. I don't need to be paid in Euros to be Irish. Economically it seems to make little sense for me . That said I could vote yes on romantic principles. It's just not as clear cut as many believe

That is the mentality of a prostitute.

Dev whom Im not a fan of at all said that by voting for the treaty we would be condemning ourselves to carnal, animal mentality...How right that proved.

Id rather be poorer than I am and Im not rich with power of self determination than rich and a slave.

[Chrisco]

and coincidently the nilt survey commissioned by the belfast telegraph produces the sames results as.............

the belfast telegraph.

Set up by Queen's University Belfast and University of Ulster and run every year, the survey aims to put on record the attitudes, values and beliefs of the people in Northern Ireland on a wide range of social policy issues.

[oboe]

That is the mentality of a prostitute.

Dev whom Im not a fan of at all said that by voting for the treaty we would be condemning ourselves to carnal, animal mentality...How right that proved.

Id rather be poorer than I am and Im not rich with power of self determination than rich and a slave.

Yes very emotive. Reality is that one million Protestants have to be accommodated. Personally I would settle for some sort of dual governance. The border is sn artifical construct that causes me no concern and certainly does not stop me from being an Irishman.

[factual]

That is the mentality of a prostitute.

Dev whom Im not a fan of at all said that by voting for the treaty we would be condemning ourselves to carnal, animal mentality...How right that proved.

Id rather be poorer than I am and Im not rich with power of self determination than rich and a slave.

I think its a bit wrong to talk about "Prostitute". Hardly the way to win over people.

[SevenStars]

I think its a bit wrong to talk about "Prostitute". Hardly the way to win over people.

Factual one of my best friends is a prostitute. I love her to bits and I understand why she has the mentality that she does...But comprehension and even empathy are not the same as approval.

Vinegar has its place in the cosmos just as much as honey does.

[Theobald]

you think they reprint the results for free?

[Chrisco]

you think they reprint the results for free?

?

[Riadach]

Supporting home rule from Grattan's parliment is a far cry from being a Republican.

So one has to be a republican to not be a unionist? Hmm, I think you're redefining well established terms.

[Gadjodilo]

Being happy with the status quo, is not the same as being pro union... people referred to as Unionist Catholics are more often than not happy with the status quo because they feel that they have a better health care system in Northern Ireland, and are financially better of living in Northern Ireland.

If the economics stacked up (which they definately don't at the moment) the majority of them would go for a UI

That could change quite quickly. If recent mutterings in the international media are more than mutterings, then the new British government that's elected in a couple of months will have to make immediate painful and dramatic cuts in public expenditure or risk a Greek-style crisis. Northern Ireland with its extraordinary reliance on the public sector will be hit hardest of all the UK regions.