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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Northern Ireland (Irish: Tuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west. At the time of the 2001 UK Census, its population was 1,685,000, constituting between a quarter and a third of the island's total population and about 3% of the population of the UK. Northern Ireland consists of six of the traditional nine counties of the historic Irish province of Ulster. It was created as a distinct subdivision of the UK on 3 May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, though its constitutional roots lie in the 1800 Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland. For over 50 years it had its own devolved government and parliament. These institutions were suspended in 1972 and abolished in 1973. Repeated attempts to restore self-government finally resulted in the establishment of the present-day Northern Ireland Executive and Northern Ireland Assembly. The Assembly operates on consociational democracy principles requiring cross-community support. Northern Ireland was for many years the site of a violent and bitter ethno-political conflict ("The Troubles") between those claiming to represent Nationalists, who are predominantly Roman Catholic, and those claiming to represent Unionists, who are predominantly Protestant. Unionists want Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom, while nationalists wish it to be politically united with the rest of Ireland. In general, Unionists consider themselves British (or "Ulstermen") and Nationalists see themselves as Irish, though these identities are not necessarily mutually exclusive. Since the signing of the Belfast Agreement (or "Good Friday Agreement") in 1998, most of the paramilitary groups involved in the Troubles have ceased their armed campaigns. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Do you need a passport to get into Northern Ireland if I am travelling by sea from Great Britain? Q. I know Northern Ireland is part of the UK, but I am concerned about this as I am not a British passport holder and will be travelling by sea to Northern Ireland. Are there passport specific checkpoints? I guess the same question would apply if I weretravellingg by car/train to Scotland from England, right? Asked by Alma - Mon Mar 9 14:48:01 2009 - - 5 Answers - 1 Comments A. No you don't. 3 weeks ago I travelled to the Republic of Ireland through Northern Ireland from Scotland (by ferry) and didn't need to show anything although I had a passport with me just for photo ID if it was asked for (it wasn't). A drivers licence would do though if you have one. Answered by Harvs - Mon Mar 9 15:27:07 2009 Do you think anything will ever change in Northern Ireland? Q. It seems that the same old sectarianism exists in areas in Northern Ireland and are segregated in most places, I wonder will it really ever change. It seems that the two sides will continue to oppose each others points of view. Asked by qazda - Tue Feb 3 18:24:34 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. It wasn't that long ago that Northern Ireland was where all the bombs blew up in markets and busses...It wasn't that long ago that English troops kicked in the doors of young men and dragged them off in the middle of the night. It might not be perfect, but progress has been made ... and for those watching the bombs blowing up elsewhere take note: Progress was made only after BOTH sides renounced violence... Answered by u_bin_called - Tue Feb 3 18:31:42 2009 how was denying the vote to non-home owners justified in Northern Ireland?
Q. In the days when those in Northern Ireland who did not own homes, the vast majority of them Catholics, were denied the vote, how was this justified by the authorities? Presumably there must have been some statement or official answer for this, and/or the issue must have been raised at some point? What kind of things were said? Asked by Z - Sun Nov 11 21:19:07 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. It's worth pointing out that the property-based franchise in 20th century Northern Ireland applied to local government (councils) rather than the parliament in Westminster or Stormont. For Stormont, there was adult suffrage, with some additional representation for university and business. Westminster elections in Northern Ireland used the same rules as in the rest of the UK. It's all part of the slow evolution of democracy in the UK. The rationale for council elections and local taxation in the first place may have been that those who were taxed (the local taxation was a property tax) elected the body which oversaw the spending of those taxes, or rates. It wasn't so much that votes were denied to those without property, as that male… [cont.] Answered by notmyopinion - Sun Nov 11 22:29:45 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Northern Ireland" See also:
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