Why do people think that we in the North of Ireland live together in harmony?

The Irish football association that's the people in charge of football in the northern 6 counties including the national team are trying to over turn any decision for any players from the North playing for the Republic from now on. This includes players whose grandparents were born in the Republic before 1921. This is the same national team whose supporters called Neil Lennon a Fenian traitor for playing for Celtic even though he played for Northern Ireland as well. Lennon quit international football because of the constant sectarian abuse from the NI fans. Derry city had to swap over to the southern FAI league because of sectarian violence and abuse against its players and supporters. But isn't that the height of bitterness stopping someone playing International football because they have the cheek to not want to play for a team where its own fans are loyalists and willing to shout sectarian abuse at them for being Catholic?



http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football鈥?/a>Why do people think that we in the North of Ireland live together in harmony?
Sadly I think a lot of people outside know that NI is not yet a harmonious place to live. This is because there are still bigots on both sides who just will NOT let go of the bloody past.



Blame the British, blame the army, blame the IRA, blame the Loyalist paramilitaries, there is always someone to "blame". But the fact is that the buck stops with THEM. Trying to stop someone playing for a particular football team because of his religion or the previous club he played for is stupid, pointless and achieves nothing other than stirring up even more hatred which will be reciprocated by the other side.



The bigots have the chance for peace, its up to them.
Your endless Wars puzzle me. A Church at every corner and War on every Street. Something just does not make sense.Why do people think that we in the North of Ireland live together in harmony?
What makes you think that neighbours in other countries always get along?
High knee socks, short shorts and kicking a ball sort of silly, go back to hating the Brits.Why do people think that we in the North of Ireland live together in harmony?
they dont. its because the brits have turned some of the population against those who dont like their occupation.
Seems to me that in Northern Ireland a certain number of individuals are not open to others points of view,no matter what the view is that doesn't agree with them.

That being said its probably not that different anywhere else,although it does appear that religion and politics in Ireland are not necessarily the best mix.
This is a 400 year old problem (or there abouts) and caused by a mixture of French Protestant priests, the Scots and latterly, the English. I was born in England but on my mums side of the family, we come from Eire. I've been to Eire many times now and I love the place and the people and feel completely at home there. The feelings of unrest are bred into children and this is where the whole peace process breaks down. People have to let go because until they do, they will instill their feelings into their children and it gets carried on until you get to the point that everybody hates each other but they don't really know why. It becomes an instinct to hate and this is so destructive and pointless but it's almost self- fuelling and this is so sad. I get totally confused now with loyalists, royalists and so on. The whole bunch need to sit around a table and be told "Well, this is crap, isn't it? None of you are leaving or going to eat until we sort it out!" The whole country should have a vote on whether they want any rule from England or not and if Northern Ireland becomes part of Eire again, there must be provision for Catholics and Protestants to live in peace together. It is possible because it has been happening. It's just that certain factions are determined that this won't happen. I've never understood why North and South can't get along because they're the same flesh and blood. Same as Pakistan and India. Same flesh and blood yet a world divide. All down to religeon yet we all recognise the same God but slightly differently dressed. Crazy! I can't help feeling that sometimes, the only reason there is fighting between religeous groups is because the arms manufactures profit and the governments get a tax kick back from them. The problem in the North of Ireland must feel more concentrated than across the whole country because you have the same problem that is across the whole landmass crammed into such a small area. My wife is a nurse and works with a lovely girl from Belfast called Sharon. Sharon is one of the loveliest people you could ever wish to meet and I will always remember her saying that when she married a British soldier, her mums sister would spit at her in the street if she walked past her, even if she had her baby with her. In recent years, she went over to see her mum, and felt scared in her mums house at night because the IRA had effectively disbanded itself and there was no order on the streets at night and the din that was going on in the street during the night scared her. So thats a view from both sides of the chasm and it really needs to be sorted out because it's ruining one of the most beautiful places on Earth inhabited by some of the loveliest people. I wish you peace, tranquility, good health and good luck!