Title: | Celt Notefile |
Moderator: | TALLIS::DARCY |
Created: | Wed Feb 19 1986 |
Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
Number of topics: | 1632 |
Total number of notes: | 20523 |
Yesterday, in the Sunday Times (London), Norman Macrae(??) advocated a united Ireland. The article rambled a bit but the essential thesis was that the Protestant business-class in NI should support a United Ireland because they would dominate it ecomomically. Also, such a development would render all current politicians in Ireland irrelevant - all parties, North and South, being ultimately driven by a sectarian split or their views on how to deal with it. I agree with him. Could one of you technically astute people get the article downloaded fron the internet (or whereever you guys get these things from!) so that all can see what he had to say in full?
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1557.1 | Economics or sectarianism | CHEFS::MAGUIREP | Paul Maguire @HHL | Thu Mar 07 1996 08:42 | 7 |
This somewhat degrades the influence of the Catholic middle and managerial class, predominant in key positions in many major multi-national companies both in Ireland and overseas. The key issue and one you have alluded to previously is what is the longer term vision for Ireland, is it based on economic prosperity or on continuing sectarianism and Ireland remaining in the 19th century. |