Why is Ireland not part of the UK?

Question

I mean I know the history of Ireland but this is 2008, are you guys in the UK still fighting with Ireland?

Answer 1

All of Ireland was once Occupied by the UK. This was a military backed occupation, was never wanted by the people of Ireland, and was very oppressive of Irish Culture, Law, Language, Religion, People and Justice.
The law that made Ireland part of the UK was passed in the UK and not voted on by any Irish people, as voting was supressed.
At all times the UK (and England before the UK existed) used Military force to maintain it's occupation (much in the same way the Nazi's occupied other countries during WW2).

Irish people always resisted this occupation using Political and military means.
After the war of Independence, Ireland was partitioned. This was done by the UK and was against the expressed wishes of the Majority of Irish people. This injustice led directly to a lot of sectarianism in the Northern part of the partition and this led to the 'troubles'.
Nowadays, more and more of the Northern part of the partition is owned by southerners, and it's closer than ever to having a United Ireland. This means that the Republic will cover the whole island and partition will no longer exist.

I think that a lot of English people support a United Ireland, as they have expressed that they have no economical or strategic interest in the Northern part any more.

Answer 2

The island of Ireland is divided in two - Northern Ireland is part of the UK, but the southern part is the Republic of Ireland and is not part of the UK.

Answer 3

Because Ireland is a Country in its own right, we do not want to be part of the UK and people fought for years for the right for an independent Ireland.
Thats like asking why isnt Canada part of the US.
And it wasnt a case of the UK fighting with Ireland it was the Irish fighting for their land and independance that was stolen from them by the British.

Sandeep- no referendum was ever signed by the Irish people to become part of the UK. The Republic of Ireland is an independant country, Northern Ireland is the only part of our isle that is part of the UK

Stephen M - after years of fighting to you honestly think that Ireland would ever "need" to join the UK even if we were poverty stricken I doubt very much that we would ever resort to be part of the UK

Avondrow - though religion is part of it there is also the issue of a united Ireland. Having the whole country United under the one flag like it should have always been, it is also about the years of suffering at the hands of the english, the fight to get the land back and the point of the whole island being one.


If you have interest in this I would advise you to research and read as bit more you seem confused.

Chrissy - what a rubgy match that was!!!!!! (",)

Spook - saying "ye didnt want it anymore" is only bitterness speaking as our Irish ancestors fought hard and won back our country and lands so less of the bitterness (",)


Clairco & Robert H - what the hell are ye on about Ireland is a counrty it may be seperated in 2 but it is still classed as a country!!!!!

Answer 4

Because they don't want to be! If you know the history of Ireland, as you claim, why on earth are you asking the question?

The UK has never officially been fighting the republic of Ireland. The 'troubles' as they are euphemistically called, were about the counties that make up Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK. The north contains many Protestants, who are, in many cases, fiercely loyal to the British Crown and would rather die (or more likely, kill!) than see the North integrated into the republic. But it also contains a sizable Catholic population, who feel just as fanatically that Ireland should be united in a single republic. This has lead to virtual warfare for many years. Thankfully, peace and some form of power-sharing seems to have broken out, but you still get idiots like the 'real' IRA who seem determined to keep the killing alive!
Ultimately, it comes down, like most things, to religion. A pox on it, says I!

Answer 5

On the island of ireland there is one country which is called the republic of ireland (often mistakenly refered to as southern ireland.) The other part is occupied by the british and is part of the Uk that is the united kingdom of great britan and northern ireland, great britan is composed of england ,scotland and wales.
No we are not fighting....
If you really do know the history of ireland then you would not be asking the question "why is ireland not part of the uk"
The name ireland is used to refer to the whole island but when used will commonly refer to the republic, as in our constitution, Its irish name is Eire or Eireann depending on the context it is used. The republic has "dibbs" on the name Ireland as we have a constitution.

Also the UK cannot afford another war with the whole irish people we brought them to their Knees in the war of independance and infiltrated their operations in the country untill they could no longer run any administrative offices in the country. Thanks to one man and his twelve apostles aka michael collins.

I agree with david d`s reference to the uk and the nazis, the irish famine was a holocost, food was leaving ireland for the uk and its colonies while people starved, the government knew of this, tony blair even appologised for the famine. 150 years to late.

Answer 6

From some of the anti-immigrant postings I see here, I think that the UK is in conflict with everyone.

But Ireland and the UK are no longer fighting, as such. Where did you get this idea?

Factions within Northern Ireland are still having a go at each other with tedious regularity, but this has less to do with political ideals and more to do with drug-dealing, gun-running and generally making money in dodgy ways.

Answer 7

Ireland is not a country.

Ireland is an island in the Atlantic Ocean that is split into a) Northern Ireland and b) the Republic of Ireland.

You have posed two questions - the answer to the first being that Northern Ireland is part of the UK (and an approx 50% wish it to remain so), the Republic isn't part of the UK and certainly does not wish to be so.

And the second question is - to put it mildly - offensive.

Answer 8

Ireland is divided into two countries N.Ireland and S.Ireland.
Northern Ireland is indeed part of the UK.
I do not think you know your Irish History as well as you think you do, otherwise you would not ask this question.
It may be 2008 however we still live in a Democracy where by the majority of the people have the final say.

Answer 9

Northern Ireland is apart of the UK but the Republic of Ireland got their independence in the 1920's.

No there is peace between us and the Irish now.

Answer 10

The island of Ireland is divided into two parts. The larger southern part is an independent country: Republic of Ireland. The northern part: Northern Ireland is part of U.K. The problem in the north is between Catholics and Church of England members. Things have cooled down in recent years.