[PDF] Fianna Fail Irish Republicanism And The Northern Ireland Troubles 1968 2005 eBook

Author : Catherine O'Donnell
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 10,79 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN :

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Fianna FÃ?Â?Ã?¡il, the Republican Party, has been defined by its emphasis on partition and its ideological commitment to reunification. Through its use of anti-partitionist rhetoric, it has been the most vociferous political party in the Republic of Ireland on Northern Ireland. Its emotive and divisive response to the outbreak of the Troubles in Northern Ireland was seen most clearly in the Arms Crisis of 1970 which threatened to destroy the party and the stability of the state in the Republic. However, the party has also been at the centre of the Northern Ireland peace process, and the attempts at reconciliation between Unionists and Nationalists and North and South. Yet there has been no substantive study of Fianna FÃ?Â?Ã?¡il's language, ideology, and policy on Northern Ireland since the outbreak of the Troubles. How could 'The Republican Party' be such a central player in the political changes in Northern Ireland? Has Fianna FÃ?Â?Ã?¡il changed its traditional republicanism and anti-partitionism? This fascinating and important new book provides an examination of Fianna FÃ?Â?Ã?¡il's record on Northern Ireland since 1968. It outlines the party's response to the Troubles and its guiding principles in the search for the solution. Catherine O'Donnell argues that the relationship between Fianna FÃ?Â?Ã?¡il and Sinn FÃ?Â?Ã?Â(c)in is central to understanding Fianna FÃ?Â?Ã?¡il's role in the peace process, which began with the Fianna FÃ?Â?Ã?¡il-Sinn FÃ?Â?Ã?Â(c)in talks in 1988. She investigates the implications of the peace process and the Good Friday Agreement for Fianna FÃ?Â?Ã?¡il's ideology and policy on Northern Ireland and highlights the continued centrality of the relationship between Fianna FÃ?Â?Ã?¡il and Sinn FÃ?Â?Ã?Â(c)in to the peace process and politics in the Republic of Ireland. As Sinn FÃ?Â?Ã?Â(c)in make further electoral gains in the Republic of Ireland, this book will be essential reading for anyone wishing to understand how Republicanism is a contested electoral resource within southern politics.

Author : Donald P. Doumitt
Publisher : New York : P. Lang
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 20,55 MB
Release : 1985
Category : History
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Political, economic, social, psychological, literary and religious factors have influenced Protestants and Catholics toward violence in Northern Ireland since 1969. Such violence emanates from an unjust social order where little has changed since 1921. Issues pertaining to political powersharing with the Catholic minority and dis- crimination in the allocation of jobs and housing are presented. Ulster's troubles are viewed as conditions in which long-standing Protestant-Catholic interests are exploited by demagogues to defend or attack the status quo. Sectarian propagandists capitalize on Protestant-Catholic fears and maintain a divided population. Efforts to reach out across the religious divide while achieving a revived economy are possible remedies toward a peaceful solution.

Author : David McKittrick
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 37,74 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 1561310700

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Compellingly written and even-handed in its judgments, this is by far the clearest account of what has happened through the years in the Northern Ireland conflict, and why. After a chapter of background on the period from 1921 to 1963, it covers the ensuing period--the descent into violence, the hunger strikes, the Anglo-Irish accord, the bombers in England--to the present shaky peace process. Behind the deluge of information and opinion about the conflict, there is a straightforward and gripping story. Mr. McKittrick and Mr. McVea tell that story clearly, concisely, and, above all, fairly, avoiding intricate detail in favor of narrative pace and accessible prose. They describe and explain a lethal but fascinating time in Northern Ireland's history, which brought not only death, injury, and destruction but enormous political and social change. They close on an optimistic note, convinced that while peace--if it comes--will always be imperfect, a corner has now been decisively turned. The book includes a detailed chronology, statistical tables, and a glossary of terms.

Author : Stephen Kelly
Publisher : Irish Academic Press
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 21,13 MB
Release : 2013-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0716532298

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Author : Daniel C. Williamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 28,39 MB
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1474216978

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In 1969 the once peaceful Catholic civil rights movement in Northern Ireland degenerated into widespread violence between the nationalist and unionist communities. The conflict, known as the Troubles, would last for thirty years. The early years of the Troubles helped to define the nature of the conflict for years to come. This was the period in which unionism divided into moderate and extreme wings; the Provisional IRA emerged amidst the resurgence of violent republicanism; and British military and governmental responsibility for Northern Ireland culminated in direct rule. Based on extensive research in British, Irish and American archives, Anglo-Irish Relations in the Early Troubles examines the diplomatic relationship between the key players in the formative years of the Northern Ireland conflict. It analyses how the Irish government attempted to influence British policy regarding Northern Ireland and how Britain sought to affect Dublin's response to the crisis. It was from this strained relationship of opposition and co-operation that the long-term shape of the Troubles emerged.

Author : Kevin Kelley
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 22,90 MB
Release : 1982
Category : History
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Traces the history of the conflict in Northern Ireland, discusses its social and economic context, and suggests a new approach to a peaceful settlement.

Author : Sam McBride
Publisher : Merrion Press
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 20,41 MB
Release : 2019-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1785372718

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One of the most shocking scandals in Northern Irish political history: originally a green-energy initiative, the Renewal Heat Incentive (RHI) or ‘cash-for-ash’ scheme saw Northern Ireland’s government pay £1.60 for every £1 of fuel the public burned in their wood-pellet boilers, leading to widespread abuse and ultimately the collapse of the power-sharing administration at Stormont. Revealing the wild incompetence of the Northern Ireland civil service and the ineptitude and serious abuses of power by some of those at the head of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), now propping up Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government and a major factor in the Brexit negotiations, this scandal exposed not only some of Northern Ireland’s most powerful figures but revealed problems that go to the very heart of how NI is governed. A riveting political thriller from the journalist who covered the controversy for over two years, Burned is the inside story of the shocking scandal that brought down a government.