tension between southern and northern Ireland‚ giving rise to Irish Nationalism. The roots of conflict are to be found in the past when Henry II first landed in Ireland in 1169. At this time‚ Ireland was recognised for their nationalistic pride and the arrival of an English king generated resentment amongst the people‚ as England gained some control over Irish land. However‚ when Henry VIII made England Protestant in 1538‚ he further alienated the majority of Irelands Catholic population. It was not until
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Press. Ayearst‚ Morley (1970)‚ The Republic of Ireland: Its Government and Politics. New York: New York University Press. Chubb‚ Basil (1987)‚ "Prospects of Democratic Politics in Ireland‚" in Howard Penniman‚ and Brian Farrell (eds.)‚ Ireland at the Polls‚ 1981‚ 1982‚ and 1987: A Study of Four General Elections. Washington‚ DC: American Enterprise Institute‚ pp. 206-231. Chubb‚ Basil (1978)‚ "Society and the Political System‚" in Howard Penniman (ed.)‚ Ireland at the Polls: The Dail Elections of
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Northern Ireland: is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland with an area of 13‚843km2‚ was built on 3 May 1921. is Consociational devolved government within a constitutional monarchy. Capital and largest city: Belfast. Official language: English. Monarch: Elizabeth II First Minister: Peter Robinson. Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Theresa Villiers shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west. As of 2011‚ its population was
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Governing Ireland 1914-1917 * Ireland ruled directly from London – Irish Politicians sit in the Parliament at Westminster (1800 Act of Union) * Lord Lieutenant – King’s representative in Ireland * Chief Secretary – Parliament’s representative in Ireland * Nationalists & Unionists are the TWO main political groups in the country. Political Groups in Ireland (1914) The Nationalists – About 3 million Irish people – most of them Catholic – believed that Ireland should be
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The Labour Party‚ Clann na Poblachta‚ Clann na Talmhan‚ The National Labour Party and Independents. Before its establishment Fianna Fail had ruled uninterrupted since 1932 along side its founder Taoiseach Eamon de Valera. Coalition governments in Ireland had predominantly advanced as a result of the demise on the dominant position of Fianna Fail‚ which managed to identify itself as a national movement rather than a partisan organisation. The development of Fianna Fail into the main catch-all party
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the British? The Easter Rising of 1916 had profound and far-reaching effects on Ireland’s subsequent history. It has been referred to as ’The Irish War for Independence’ and was the pivotal event in ultimately securing independence for the Republic of Ireland. Many historians describe Easter Rising of 1916 as a disaster‚ there are several reasons why the revolution failed such as bad organisation‚ the fact the rising was pre-mature‚ and Irish were outnumbered by the British forces. The Easter Rising
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Between 1922/32 what steps did the Cosgrave govt. Take to establish the IFS on firm foundations? The IFS was officially established on the 6th of Dec 1921. The IFS under the Anglo Irish treaty obtained dominion status. This meant that Ireland had full economic autonomy‚ the British army would leave the state‚ we would be entitled to have our own foreign policy. Although these were incrementally positive to the Ifs we still had connections with Britain that had to sustain‚ such as the kings representative
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are not very trustworthy. The economy is also struggling and there is unrest with the people. This transition from communism is giving Eastern Europe a lot of problems. This is the case when comparing the Republic of Ireland and the Republic of Albania. Republic of Ireland The Republic of Ireland has been recognized as an independent state since 1921 resulting from a powerful revolutionary movement led by the Sinn Fein ("Ourselves Alone")‚ currently the political arm of the Provisional Irish Republican
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violent attacks such as bombings‚ assassinations‚ kidnappings‚ extortion‚ and robberies that they used .to send their message. The ultimate goal of the IRA is to use militant behavior to make British rule in Northern Ireland obsolete‚ thus letting Northern Ireland become an independent republic‚ instead of two separate countries with different governments. The IRA was founded in 1919 as a successor to the Irish Volunteers‚ a militant nationalist organization that was founded in 1913. One of the alias’s
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controlled the eastern side of Ireland. They increased their control until 1603 when they achieved complete control of Ireland. The British remained in power by taking away the Irish people’s land and reallocating it to Scottish farmers. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was formed in 1801. The Irish people were upset by this and did not want to lose their independence. The Potato Famine that lasted from 1845 to 1848 took its toll on the population of Ireland‚ which went from 9 million
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