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In reply to the discussion: I am a child of the troubles [View all]moniss
(4,214 posts)42. I wish the best of outcomes
for your relatives. I have a dear friend in Ireland who helps to bring clarity to me about these matters from the Irish perspective. A recent news article gives some idea of how petty the Tories and the DUP have been as it detailed the summer language program that they gutted. It was part of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement that there would be funding to send groups of school students from the 6 Counties to Irish language camps for a couple of weeks each year. How awfully petty to hurt the children in this way.
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If there is a border poll and the majority vote for unification then it will happen
Soph0571
Aug 2019
#8
I recently watched "Mother's Day," a heartbreaking (but ultimately very uplifting) movie
deurbano
Aug 2019
#18
I'll just put this here, cause I don't have much to add but wanted to say something ...
mr_lebowski
Aug 2019
#28