Ireland coursework

[Clueless]

helo ppl i need help wiv ma history c/w. itz abt ireland n all the troubles but i don't understand sum of da terms lyke da IRA i fought tht it was a terrorist organization but on ma info sheet itz a paramilitary organization n it says dat sinn fein iz sa political wing of da IRA but da IRA r terrorists so y iz a politiccal party interactin (oo big word) wiv a terrorist group am confused

k thts all i don't understand so far will come bak if i don't understnad owt else ty ppl










p.s am not being lazy n not doin it maself i hav looked on da net 4 ages but it jus confuses me even mo coz am a bit slo so will be grateful 4 ne help

FANK U PPL

[Icey]

well as by reading it more you will get confused reason being they are a confuing lot when it comes to politics / terroism , mayb das why there have been so many deaths due 2 so called paramilitary organization

[KALKI]

THE BEST WAY 2 UNDERSTAND IT IS:

IRELAND WAS A FREE COUNTRY, WHERE IRISH PPL JUST LIVED, BRITAIN WENT ALONG AND TOOK CONTROL ETC , AND THE ANGRY IRISH PPL WANT IT BACK..
THEY DNT WANT IT TO BE BRITISH , THEY WANT IT TO REMAIN IRISH ETC.

SO THESE "TERRORIST" ARE JUST ANGRY PPL WHO WANT TO BE HEARD, SO THEY BLOW UP THINGS TO GET THE BRITISH GOVERMENTS ATTENTION.

MOST OF THESE "TERRORISTS" ARE PPL BORN IN IRELAND AND SEE IT AS THIER MOTHERLAND AND WHO WANT IT TO BE FREE.

INSTED OF USING WORDS AND DEBATES, THEY USE BOMBS AND GUNS.

AS TIME WENT THEY GOT INTO POLITICS TO HAVE THIER SAY AS MP'S ETC, TO TRY TO DO THINGS "LEGALLY".

[*SuGaPuFF*]

...1 of my lecturerz hu happenz 2b irish iz alwayz on about dis kinda stuff

hmmm......we shud hav an education section up ere wher u cn shove down essayz/reports/notes n stuff wher oda ppl cn use n hava luk@dem if dey happn 2b doin da same course

[Clueless]

fanks kal ur quite cleva rn't u or i'm jus dumb (tht seems mo likely)

lol gud idea suga n thn ppl cn jus copy bitz dey need (not da whole essay tho

[KALKI]

YEH ON WORKN ON THAT AT THE MO...JUST TRYING 2 MAKE THE SECTIONS

[Clueless]

i hav anova q if ne1's bored enuff 2 try n xplain it 2 me (WARNIN: IT WILL TAKE A WHILE COZ AM A LIL BIT SLO )

why was northern ireland assembly suspened in 2000?

p.s dis isn't even ma actual c/w itz jus d bakground stuff

[Clueless]

ryte heres ma coursework question ne essays will be welcomed

Why is it proving so difficult to make peace in Northern Ireland?

Use the following events to explain your answer

Easter Rising

Partition

Bloody Sunday

Power Sharing

The hunger strikes- the 1980's

The Suspension (temporary) of the N. Ireland Assembly (2000)

fanks

[Clueless]

ryte heres ma 1st essay all finished jus need sum1 2 read it thro now

What are the similarities and differences between: The Sunningdale Agreement and The Good Friday Agreement?

There are many differences between the Sunningdale Agreement and the Good Friday Agreement and fewer similarities. I will start this essay by firstly outlining the similarities between the Sunningdale Agreement and the Good Friday Agreement, I will then comment on the differences between the two agreements.

The similarities between the Sunningdale Agreement and the Good Friday Agreement are basically the first two points mentioned in the Sunningdale Agreement and the Good Friday Agreement- the first point is that both governments agreed to seeing up a Northern Ireland assembly, which was to be represented by proportional representatives from both the catholic and protestant communities. The second point is, that there would be a council in Westminster with representatives from Northern Ireland (representatives from both the catholic and protestants communities would be included). The only difference in these points is that in the Good Friday Agreement London wasn’t included whereas it is in the Sunningdale Agreement.

There are many differences between the Sunningdale Agreement and the Good Friday Agreement, the most obvious is that they were both written under very different circumstances, the Sunningdale Agreement was written at a time of great political pressure, it was written as a result to Bloody Sunday, internment and other problems that had risen in the immediate time before 1973. It was written as a quick fix solution to what where the current problems in Northern Ireland at the time. Whereas the Good Friday Agreement was written after months of discussions between all sides (which is probably why the Good Friday Agreement lasted for much longer that the Sunningdale Agreement). It was written at a time of ceasefire, which helped make it more productive as it wasn’t rushed.

The other differences between the two peace attempts are the rest of the points on the Good Friday Agreement, (they are not mentioned in the Sunningdale Agreement). The points are as follow:
A council of the British Isles was to be established to promote the mutual development of the islands of the British Isles. Including Scotland, Ireland, Wales, IOM and the Channel Islands.
Recognize that the people of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland must both agree by separate referenda, to a United Ireland by majority consent before it can take place.
The Republic of Ireland is to give up its constitutional claim to Northern Ireland.
All paramilitary organizations, in particular the IRA, UVF and UDA must hand all their arms to an independent body within 2 years of implementation (this was the decommissioning of arms)
The RUC police force is to be made more cross community to reflect the make up of Northern Ireland.
The release of prisoners convicted of terrorist offences.
After taking all of these factors into account I have come to the inevitable conclusion that there are many more differences between the two peace attempts than there are similarities, this is probably because of the different situations they were both written in (as I have explained above).

[Clueless]

Right what i don't understand is what negative effects the Easter Rising had on the peace process in Northern Irealnd as in the long run it benefited most people because both groups got a bit of what they wanted.