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Gerry Adams is now the president of Sinn Fein which is an Irish nationalist political party. He was born on October 6, 1948 in west Belfast, Northern Ireland. In his earlier years he grew up as part of a working-class catholic minority that suffered social and economic discrimination. Adams finished his schooling in the 1960's. After this he became strongly involved in civil rights movements and decided to become politically active by joining Sinn Fein. Due to Adams involvement with anti government

The Divided People of Ireland Ireland is a country with two very different peoples living there, Nationalists (or Catholics) and Unionists (or Protestants). There are many differences between the beliefs of the Nationalists and the Unionists. The main one being that Nationalists want a united Ireland and see themselves as Irish whereas Unionists want to be part of Britain and see themselves as British

The Northern Ireland Marching Season The marching season is where the Protestants of Ireland celebrate William of Orange's victory in the Battle of the Boyne by marching through Northern Ireland via some Catholic areas. These marches take place in July of every year and are usually peaceful. But sometimes they are violent. There are a number of possible reasons why there is a tension between the two communities over the marches, for example land, religion, politics

Problems that Need to be Overcome If Current Peace Talks in Northern Ireland are to Succeed In your answer you need to consider: a) Two previous attempts made at peace in the last 20 years b) The break through that have been made c) The problems that still exist Between 1980 and 1984 Margaret Thatcher held regular meetings with Taoiseaches Charles Haughey and then after she held meetings with Garret Fitzgerald. The IRA violence was beginning to get out of

Michael Collins 1. On the16th October 1890 Michael Collins was born in West Cork near Sam's Cross, named after Sam Wallace, a local highwayman. Michael was born to father Michael Senior and mother Marianne O'Brien. Even though there was a 52-year age difference it did not stop them from making Michael the youngest of 8 children. Collins' father, Michael Senior, said on his deathbed "Mind that child", pointing to his six-year-old son. "He'll be a great man yet, he'll do great things for Ireland."

The Change of the Irish Question between 1800 and 1922 The Irish Question changed dramatically between the years 1800 and 1922. The Anglican Ascendancy meant that Ireland was governed indirectly from England. The Ascendancy angered the Catholics, limited their rights and made them pay taxes to the Protestant church. This led to dissatisfaction amongst Catholics culminating in the 1798 Rebellion. This caused the British Government to become more involved with Ireland

Ireland is made up of all the main political parties according to their strength in the elected Assembly. Responsibility for governing the region is shared today by two political foes: the loyalist Democratic Unionist Party and the republican Sinn Féin Party (Law, RD, 2009). In April 2002 weapons inspectors were satisfied that a substantial amount of IRA arms was safely stored and could not be used without detection. By 2005 the IRA had renounced clearly the use of violence. Ian Paisley, the head

to be more difficult to implement than others. A major area within the Good Friday Agreement is the setting up of an Assembly. Hard line Unionists such as the DUP refuse to accept the Assembly. They refuse to sit at a table with Sinn Féin in cross

What in your view, was the short term significance of Michael Collins? Michael Collins played a major part in Ireland’s History, in the years 1916-23. He had a short but political life where he had increasingly been involved in events such as the Easter Rising, Anglo-Irish War, Treaty Negotiations and the Civil War. Although he was only active over a relatively short period of time, his significance in such events was profound. His public image changed throughout the years, from one of the UKs most

There is no doubt the IRA were prepared to pay the ‘Butchers Bill’ to reach their nationalistic goals during the Irish-British Conflict. The Irish Republican Army (IRA) was a militant organisation founded in 1919. The IRA was the armed wing of the Sinn Fein political party. The IRA was known for various tactics including ambushes, raids and sabotage in the effort to rid British armed forces in Ireland to be able to establish the Republic of Ireland. They operated with and without political control and