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	Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Unionists are predominantly Protestant and often descendants of Scottish and English (mainly Scottish) settlement in previous centuries, while nationalists are predominantly Catholic and usually descend from the population predating such settlement.
		Unionists were in a minority on the island of Ireland as a whole, but were in the majority in the four counties of Armagh, Antrim, Down, and Londonderry, thereby forming a narrow majority in the northern province of Ulster.
		Ireland was partitioned in 1921 under the terms of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 between six of the nine Ulster counties in the northeast (forming Northern Ireland) and the remaining twenty-six counties of the south and west (forming the Irish Free State in 1922).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Ireland (3245 words)

	Northern Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Unionists often call Northern Ireland "Ulster" or "the Province"; nationalists often use the terms the "North of Ireland" and the "Six Counties".
		Unionists are predominantly Protestant (the major Protestant faith is Presbyterianism, the second in terms of size is the Church of Ireland), while nationalists are predominantly Roman Catholic.
		Once established under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, Northern Ireland was structured geographically so as to have a unionist majority, unionist fears as to what would happen to them forming the basis for their opposition to a united Ireland, which led to creation of the two Irish states.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/n/no/northern_ireland.html (2597 words)

	Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The all-island Kingdom of Ireland (1541-1801) was incorporated into the United Kingdom in 1801 under the terms of the Act of Union, under which the kingdoms of Ireland and Great Britain merged under a central parliament, government and monarchy based in London.
		Unionists were in a minority on the island of Ireland as a whole, but formed a majority in the northern province of Ulster.
		Unionists are predominantly Protestant most of whom belong to the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the second in terms of size is the Church of Ireland), while nationalists are predominantly Catholic.
	www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Northern_Ireland (4355 words)

	UNIONISTS (IRELAND) FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The terms ''Unionist'' and ''Loyalist'' are often used interchangeably; however, the term "loyalist" is often used in recent times to denote unionists who are not above breaking the law to maintain the status quo, or whose views are unusually hardline.
		Unionists were in the majority in four counties (Antrim, Derry, Down and Armagh) but insisted on control over the counties of Fermanagh and Tyrone as well.
		One of the strangest events in Northern Ireland is that the anti-Catholic right-wing Protestant leader of the Democratic_Unionist_Party, the Rev. Ian Paisley, attracts some Catholic votes in his constituency in elections to the British and European Parliaments (he serves in both).
	www.whereintheworldiskerry.com /Unionists_(Ireland) (2323 words)

	Unionist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Unionists are people in Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales who were historically in favour of uniting their nations into a United Kingdom, or who in modern times wish their nations to remain part of the United Kingdom.
		For greater detail on Unionists in Ireland see the article Unionists (Ireland); for greater detail on Unionists in Scotland see Unionists (Scotland) and Conservative Party (UK) (the full name of which is the Conservative and Unionist Party).
		Unionist is also a term used to describe someone loyal to the Union Forces during the American Civil War.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Unionist (256 words)

	Northern Ireland Information - TextSheet.com
		Both communities are often described by their predominant religious attachments; unionists are predominantly Protestant (the major Protestant faith is Presbyterianism, the second in terms of size is the Church of Ireland, while nationalists are predominantly Roman Catholic.
		Once established under the Government of Ireland Act, Northern Ireland was structured geographically so as to have a unionist majority, unionist fears as to what would happen to them forming the basis for their opposition to a united Ireland, which led to creation of the two Irish states.
		The English spoken in Northern Ireland shows heavy influence by that of Scotland, thereby giving it a distinct accent compared to Hiberno-English, along with the use of Scots words as wee for 'little' and ay for 'yes'.
	www.medbuster.com /encyclopedia/n/no/northern_ireland.html (1768 words)

	Ireland (10/04)
		Ireland is a sovereign, independent, democratic state with a parliamentary system of government.
		The conflict in Northern Ireland stems from a history of British rule, historical animosity between Catholics and Protestants, and the various armed and political attempts to unite Northern Ireland with the rest of the island.
		Ireland is a member of numerous international organizations, including the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the European Union.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3180.htm (3700 words)

	The Associated Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Democratic Unionists presented what they said was a 64-page document titled "Fairness and Equality for the Unionist Community" during a meeting with Blair at No. 10 Downing Street.
		The move did not sway the Democratic Unionists, who accuse the IRA of getting rid of most - but not all - of their arms and of retaining a criminal empire.
		Among the Democratic Unionists' lists of demands are for Britain to retain at least one Northern Ireland-based battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment, a predominantly Northern Irish Protestant unit of the British army.
	customwire.ap.org /dynamic/stories/N/NORTHERN_IRELAND?SITE=MIDTF&SECTION=HOME (534 words)

	CNN.com - Unionists quit N.Ireland assembly - October 18, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Ulster Unionists, the largest Protestant party, are angry over lack of progress on the decommissioning of weapons by the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
		He said the main nationalist newspaper in Northern Ireland had on Thursday called on the IRA to start the process of disarming and laid the blame clearly on them.
		The Northern Ireland minister, John Reid, must now decide whether to order a short suspension of the assembly or to dissolve it, returning to direct rule from London, and call new elections.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/10/18/nireland.unionistsa (799 words)

	Articles - Unionists (Ireland) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the context of Irish politics, Unionists are people in Northern Ireland, who wish to see the continuation of the 1801 Act of Union, as amended by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, under which Northern Ireland, created in that latter Act, remains part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
		Prior to 1912, Unionists wished to see the Act of Union (which in 1801 had merged the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) remain in place.
		One of the strangest events in Northern Ireland is that the anti-Catholic right-wing Protestant leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, the Rev. Ian Paisley, attracts some Catholic votes in his constituency in elections to the British and European Parliaments (he serves in both).
	lastring.com /articles/Unionists_(Ireland)?... (2472 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the context of Northern Ireland, this has been taken on board by the Irish government and is premised on the desire to reduce the viability of the border as an actual political and cultural division.
		Moreover, the possibility of a united Ireland is not a priori anti Unionist and certainly not inherently pro-Republican, and it is precisely this that is giving so much grist to the mill of many anti Agreement Republicans.
		Problems posed by critical commentators notwithstanding, the political classes in Ireland and Britain are convinced that the genius of their conflict resolution lies in the capacity of both states to fashion institutions that reconcile order with personal, spatial and communal liberty.
	vassun.vassar.edu /~tilongma/stewart.html (3057 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Europe / N. Ireland Ulster Unionists survive vote (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The leader of Northern Ireland's Ulster Unionists received a vote of confidence from his party Saturday, keeping his job in an internal ballot five months after the party's worst-ever electoral performance.
		Elections last November to Northern Ireland's legislature rewarded hard-liners at the expense of the moderate forces who had led the previous coalition.
		But Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionists insist they won't even talk directly to Sinn Fein -- much less help to govern Northern Ireland alongside their enemies -- until the IRA disarms and disbands.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2004/03/27/n_ireland_ulster_unionists_survive_vote (542 words)

	Unionists and Nationalists in Northern Ireland
		Protestants were now in control of Ireland, and ruled the country from their own Parliament in Dublin, but usually under the direction of the Parliament in London, until the English controlled most of the country.
		After a long battle, Southern Ireland succeeded in breaking away from British rule in 1921, but the 6 counties in the north of Ireland, Ulster, did not.
		The Battle of the Boyne on 1st July 1690 in eastern Ireland left the Protestant William III (William of Orange) as King of Britain after he defeated the Catholic James II.
	www.coursework.info /i/8648.html (517 words)

	Northern Ireland - Sinn Fein - Worldpress.org
		Unionists have said they will not return to a government with Sinn Fein until the IRA is dismantled.
		The dissenting unionists fear that the electoral success achieved by Sinn Fein—it is on its way to overtaking the moderate nationalist party, the Social Democratic and Liberal Party (SDLP) as the largest nationalist party in Northern Ireland—may edge Sinn Fein closer to achieving a united Ireland.
		Although the agreement did not set out a timetable for disarmament, politicians in both Ireland and Britain are growing increasingly impatient with Sinn Fein and the IRA for dragging their heels on the arms issue.
	www.worldpress.org /Europe/821.cfm (1402 words)

	Unionists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		England and the Republic of Ireland are both relaxed, liberal, secular states where nobody cares what religion you are.
		The UUP is the party that refused to develop Northern Ireland as a liberal democracy during the 20th century, but rather developed it as a majoritarian democracy, with Catholics as second-class citizens.
		Nationalists often assume that the island of Ireland is a natural political entity, and should be a country, and it is "artificial" to partition it.
	markhumphrys.com /ni.unionists.html (2352 words)

	Ulster Is Given an Ultimatum to End Impasse
		ELFAST, Northern Ireland -- The British and Irish Governments delivered an ultimatum Friday night to the feuding politicians of Ulster to resolve the impasse that threatens the Northern Ireland peace settlement or see their hard-fought new legislature shut down.
		What the British and Irish Prime Ministers hoped would placate the Unionists was a pledge from Sinn Fein that it would seek full disarmament of the I.R.A. by the May 2000 date in the original agreement.
		The two leaders also sought to reassure the Unionists with the promise of prompt British legislation that would set out the sanction of automatic and immediate suspension of the legislature and other institutions set up by the peace accord if the I.R.A. did not live up to the disarmament pledge.
	partners.nytimes.com /library/world/europe/070399nireland-talks.html (1032 words)

	Ireland: Unionists protest against building of Ulster mosque - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		THE construction of Northern Ireland’s first purpose-built mosque is being blocked by Unionist politicians who say that residents would be kept awake by “wailing” and that Muslims are plotting to destroy Christianity.
		Then the Ulster Unionist Protestants in that area that is 99% White (Is there such a place this side of heaven?) can stoping hating good White Irish Catholics a bit and concentrate their tribal survival instincts against the dark Muslim invaders.
		ireland is slowly fading because they know new invaders are in town or close to town that dislike them both.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=52466 (370 words)

	Talks on Northern Ireland floundering / Unionists clash with Sinn Fein over local rule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		But Britain's Tony Blair and Ireland's Bertie Ahern said Saturday that progress had been made, and they suggested that the framework for a breakthrough that would allow Protestant unionists and Catholic republicans to re-establish local rule based on power sharing was on the table.
		The main sticking points in 34 hours of talks, officials said, were between Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA, and the Democratic Unionist Party, the hard-line Protestant group founded by the Rev. Ian Paisley, who has been the strongest voice against compromise with Catholic parties.
		Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said after the talks, "The IRA is not the problem, it's an unwillingness of elements of political unionism to embrace a process of change" and joint rule.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/09/19/MNG7R8RB641.DTL (648 words)

	Paddy Melt By Anne Applebaum
		Yet the Unionists were right to be wary of going back to sharing power with Sinn Fein/IRA in Belfast, as a touch of explanatory semiotics reveals.
		They stick to their definition of "causes of conflict": the Britishness of Northern Ireland (although the Britishness of Northern Ireland is, of course, supported by a majority of its inhabitants).
		Ignoring Unionist terrorist groups and the complacency of the various British 'security forces' in the murder and intimidation of Catholics certainly makes it easy to say "The equation is pretty simple: No IRA, no terrorism.
	www.slate.com /id/83330 (989 words)

	CNN.com - N.Ireland: Ulster Unionists call key meeting - October 13, 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Ulster Unionist meeting in central Belfast debated for three hours behind closed doors over when to call a special convention of their ruling 860-member council.
		The Ulster Unionists agreed last November to form a four-party coalition government that included members of Sinn Fein, the republican political party.
		And Ulster Unionists say the group has not delivered on a May pledge to put all of its tons of weaponry "verifiably and completely beyond use," a process supposed to include destruction of at least some of the stockpile.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/UK/10/13/belfast.ulster (625 words)

	BBC News \| Northern Ireland \| Ulster Unionists delay review decision
		After meeting with the Ulster Unionist Assembly group in Belfast on Tuesday, UUP leader David Trimble said the key question was not what his party would do next, but what the paramilitaries would do.
		But the leader of the anti-Agreement Democratic Unionist Party has called on the Ulster Unionists to face up to the IRA and break off all contacts with Sinn Fein.
		Ulster Unionists are due to hold more meetings on their position on the review later this week.
	news.bbc.co.uk /low/english/uk/northern_ireland/newsid_434000/434805.stm (718 words)

	<1169 And Counting.....
		But I digress (again !) - as well as hopefully giving the Unionists in Ireland an 'edge', the British were convinced that the new 'Proportional Representation' (PR) system of voting would prove too complicated for the 'uneducated Irish', who would unintentionally spoil their votes : but that did'nt happen.
		From 1915 to 1916 he served as the British Attorney General, and was appointed as the 'First Lord of the Admiralty' in 1916 (until 1917) and was a member of Lloyd George's War Cabinet from 1917 to 1918.
		But the fact that the January 15th, 1920 election had seen the Unionists loose control of Derry Corporation was still 'hurting' the Unionists and their political masters in Westminster.......
	1169andcounting.blogspot.com /2004_11_21_1169andcounting_archive.html (3105 words)

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