2007-05-26 08:38:47 · 22 answers · asked by kev.marsh 1 in Travel ➔ Ireland ➔ Other - Ireland
Naw, cant see it, We dont like recognition of Betty Windsor and her dysfunctional family
2007-05-26 12:17:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋
Wont happen.
No politician is brave enough to put that to the irish people. It would mean that the entire struggle for freedom was worthless.
Read the irish proclamation of independance of 1916. This will give you a touch stone to why this would never happen.
Its the same reason the USA would never join.
Ireland is a republic, it is not a crown dependancy.
The difference between both are in a republic you can call yourself a citizen, a dependancy you are only subject not a citizen.
It could be said that to use the term "british citizen" is innacurate. Because of the monarchal structure a brittish person is a subject not a citizen.
In a republic all citizens are equal, in a monarchy this is not the case.
2007-05-28 00:44:30 · answer #2 · answered by deburca98 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think it's funny that this question is being posed now. Ireland as an economy is hugely successful atm, Britain didn't want anything to do with the Irish when the Irish economy was unstable and we were in serious troubles, ie The Famine and The Northern Troubles.
No, I don't think Ireland will rejoin the British commonwealth, we're an independent state.
2007-05-27 09:09:43 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rachel Maria made an excellent point. You use the term "rejoin" as if it was originally an amicable, painfree bloodless agreement to begin with. It was far from that. We, the indigenous people of Ireland, weren't given a choice.
Anyway, I'm happy being Irish, thanks. What you propose would never happen with the overwhelming majority of Irish people anyway.
By the way, this question was asked about a month ago.
Take a look.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvLR2Gml.2EgCbvDZbT9C_ohBgx.?qid=20070502200451AAy7uip&show=7#profile-info-9Ul6JChGaa
2007-05-27 06:22:39 · answer #4 · answered by Melok 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Guys, let me tell you my humble opinion...imagine a hen who ran away from being into a soup and then becomes a KFS fun?
Doesn't remind of something?
It's your buisness, but I personally would choose Ireland...it will bloom on its own, without joining the Commonwealth or whatever. Too many countries today loose their face and individuality blindly following the globalization.
2007-05-26 15:25:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
you are a siht stirrer and get Britain to join the Irish republic and when tony Blair steps down Gerry Adams take over way to go
2007-05-29 10:58:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Joining the Commonwealth would mean that Ireland was happy about its association with Britain. Like saying, 'Ah, let's forget about the last 800 years'. That will never, ever happen.
2007-05-26 11:55:09 · answer #7 · answered by Rachel Maria 6 · 12⤊ 0⤋
Can't see any advantage for Ireland to do this.
Can't really see the point of the Commonwealth at all though.
2007-05-26 23:14:27 · answer #8 · answered by Trish D 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
eh not gonna happen!!!!!!!!!!
the commonwealth is a pathetic "sports event" that really is just about de poxy english trying to show yeah we do still rule somewhere.
so defo never ever ever ever ever gonna happen
2007-05-27 10:17:31 · answer #9 · answered by ems dublin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the chance of this happening zero and none.
There is more chance that the England becomes part of the Republic of Ireland first :)
2007-05-27 00:24:17 · answer #10 · answered by Vegas 2 · 8⤊ 0⤋