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To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (49760)	5/10/2004 5:46:26 PM
From: AC Flyer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

>>I understand Irish as Ireland, but not Ulster.<< Well, it's just a terminology thing. There's Ireland and then there's Northern Ireland (aka Ulster). Ireland is a sovereign nation and Northern Ireland is part of Great Britain, but the inhabitants of both Ireland and Northern Ireland generally describe themselves as Irish. >>Do you mean to say, the last five ten years made a difference to NI, economically speaking.<< Yes, exactly. The border is highly porous. It might as well not be there. Border crossings are mostly uncontrolled and as both Ireland and Northern Ireland are part of the EEC, there is no restriction of mobility of labor. Also, the IRA was always a cross-border operation, with many of the leading lights living South of the border for obvious reasons. >>In terms of jobs?<< Yes. >>Or is it more like the unemployed in the north decided to move to the south, at least temporarily.<< I think the ideological distinction of Catholic/Protestant is still more important than the geographical distinction North/South. But, in any case, there has been so much opportunity in Ireland that labor has been sucked in even from England, which for the Irish is an amazing reversal and turn of events. archives.tcm.ie Northern Ireland economy: nics.gov.uk