We have had a referendum on the way that a UI is to be brought about. You lost that. Sinn Féin strategy is to win the argument given the framework that was agreed in all party talks and that was endorsed by referendum.

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RIRA/CIRA not in my name "They are traitors to the island of Ireland” Martin McGuinness

"All people are entitled to full cultural and social equality" Mary Lou McDonald

"Republicans recognise that we have a journey to travel in developing our own understanding of unionism." Gerry Adams

But your party did NOT respect the majority decision of 1922, and still hasn't, publicly anyway. In fact some of your members still talk of "Free Staters" and "6 counties" despite recognising the legitimacy of both states.

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Just 1 gramme of cocaine destroys 4m2 of tropical jungle. Give it up ya selfish b'stards.

PSF. Not in my name.

The British left Hong Kong because they only had a 99 year lease from China for the territory and the lease expired. There is no lease over their tenure of the north unfortunately.

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Fianna FAIL are on their way to oblivion.

I must have missed that referendum, because a United Ireland was'nt even mentioned in the pre GFA talks.In fact it was a Unionist pre-condition that Unity was not to be on the table. Before even entering discussions, Nationalists had to first accept the legitimacy of the 6 County statelet.

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Just 1 gramme of cocaine destroys 4m2 of tropical jungle. Give it up ya selfish b'stards.

PSF. Not in my name.

HanleyS if there was no threat of violence the majority of people in the republic would gladly welcome the north. Maybe not at this time because of the worldwide recession,they probably couldn't afford the north now but just after the GFA there was an awful lot of goodwill towards the north and towards the idea of agreed unification. Partition is not good for Ireland. If you lived like I do on the border you would see how ridiculous the whole thing is.

I am not fixed on the idea of a unitary state but I do feel that northern nationalists have an absolute right to be part of the Irish body politic. This right has been half-heartedly guaranteed by the GFA but I think over time and with a lot of goodwill there could be a consolidation of the rights of northern nationalists as full Irish citizens. I hold an Irish passport and am therefore an Irish citizen, yet I have no real say in the body politic of my country. I do not resent or resist the rights of northern unionists to maintain strong links with Britain but I seek to have my rights as an Irish citizen recognised.

I think in essence these rights which have already been guaranteed by GFA need to be strengthened and this may move the political agenda forward. Issues like the Irish Language Act while appearing unimportant to outsiders are symbols that respect for both cultures in the north is real and ongoing. Blocking tactics by some unionists make it so easy for anti-GFA militarists within republicanism to say that nothing has changed.

Just one last point. Over the past number of years I and others have felt that we are being pressurised to conform to the status of being northern Irish and supporting the statelet of northern Ireland. While I will do or say nothing that will see it collapse by violent means I have no interest in it's continuance as a viable state. I long for it's demise and pray for the day it does not exist. No one can make me feel British or quasi-British northern Irish. I feel Irish. I am Irish.

The old fella, Mitchell Mcloughlin, from Derry and I'd have thought he had more sense.

Then you were not paying attention. A framework for getting to a United Ireland actually was very much part of the all party talks and was contained in the GFA which was supported by referendum. You lost that.

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RIRA/CIRA not in my name "They are traitors to the island of Ireland” Martin McGuinness

"All people are entitled to full cultural and social equality" Mary Lou McDonald

"Republicans recognise that we have a journey to travel in developing our own understanding of unionism." Gerry Adams

I think people here would support a UI only if it was supported by a majority of the folks up there in the six counties. That's the position in the GFA.

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RIRA/CIRA not in my name "They are traitors to the island of Ireland” Martin McGuinness

"All people are entitled to full cultural and social equality" Mary Lou McDonald

"Republicans recognise that we have a journey to travel in developing our own understanding of unionism." Gerry Adams

Correct. The last thing we want is loyalist eejits running around with guns and bombs all over the island.

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Fianna FAIL are on their way to oblivion.

A warning.

Six county nationalists used to and still do have a lot of sympathy. But that sympathy can be lost if violence is seen to be used for wrong reason. Remember the OO thought they should walk Garvaghy. But they used violence which damaged them.

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RIRA/CIRA not in my name "They are traitors to the island of Ireland” Martin McGuinness

"All people are entitled to full cultural and social equality" Mary Lou McDonald

"Republicans recognise that we have a journey to travel in developing our own understanding of unionism." Gerry Adams