A Fragile Peace and A Fight For Justice In Northern Ireland | Foreign Correspondent
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2021
- It’s called ‘the British betrayal’. Great Britain promised Brexit wouldn’t lead to the creation of a new border between the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. It broke that promise.
Now many of the province’s Loyalists - those welded to the union with Great Britain - are feeling abandoned.
“It’s almost as if we have to be ashamed of being British citizens, ashamed of our heritage and ashamed of our identity”, says one Loyalist activist.
In the two decades since the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland has kept a fractious peace but many are now wondering if this peace will hold.
‘What we’ve witnessed over the past five to ten years especially is a more divisive, dividing political community”, says James, a social worker. “It’s about celebrating battles, it’s about celebrating death…conflict and rebellion.”
ABC London Bureau Chief Samantha Hawley reports from Northern Ireland where many among the Catholic and Protestant communities are still deeply divided and traumatised by ‘the Troubles’ - the blood-stained civil war that tore Northern Ireland apart for three decades, from the 1960s
Recently, sectarian riots broke out in Belfast, provoked by the new sea border.
“The whole area was completely filled by police in riot gear…and we had petrol bombs and everything”, says one local, who had to move his children out of the area to safety.
Across the capital, the so-called ‘Peace Walls’ erected during the Troubles still play an important role in keeping hostile communities apart.
Also disturbing is the emergence of shadowy new paramilitary groups - small but violent.
Two years ago, one of these group - ‘the New IRA’ - killed young reporter Lyra McKee who was on the streets of Londonderry during a riot.
“They’re criminals who wear a mask of Irish republicanism to try and hide the fact that they’re criminals,” says Lyra’s sister Nichola.
“In some parts of Northern Ireland, even to this day, that sort of belief system gives them legitimacy.”
But the younger generation is determined to break free of the past. Many of the so-called ‘peace babies’ feel that ending social disadvantage will break the grip of the paramilitaries.
“If we’re seriously tackling division, we need to tackle it head on…and operate on the growth of poverty”, says one Belfast student.
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Ireland didnt choose to remain in the EU.... Britain chose to leave the EU and had absolutely nothing to do with Ireland
You mean northern Ireland or the irish republic?
@@MisterPolitical1 both
@@michaeltougher3501 Northern Ireland did vote to remain in the EU. 55.78%
Ireland can't leave EU even if they wanted too mate. They own your ass .
@@shamrock1196 that's not how it works, if The Republic of Ireland wanted to leave the EU they would but considering how much hassle Brexit is causing they won't.
"When the Republic of Ireland stayed part of the European Union"... strange way to put it.
I too picked up on this statement
Been hearing this for 40 years some one needs to grow up
I hadn't even looked at the comments, and I was really confused by the phrasing, like Ireland stayed? There was never a question of leaving
@@bryan6870
Makes it sound like we acted to stay in the EU when it was the UK who acted to leave, creating this mess.
Loyalist barbarians cherry-picking the law again.
Wow this is really bad. I mean this is just awful journalism. "When Ireland decided to stay in Europe" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yes exactly like NI people don't matter. Totally ignoring the "FACT" that NI isn't part of Britain and Britaun actually voted to leave the eu. It's so fvcking galling to have to constantly have to listen to this world's media which are bought and paid for by the globalist scum that are the eu and effectively virtually every government throughout the world who are behind this.
@@saulgoodman1370 lmao settle down alex jones
@@jacekicksass Alex Jones? What me stating fact! Okay great try at smearing 👍
@@saulgoodman1370 Put on thin foil hat there's too much 5g waves around 😂
@@i.b7778 poor Englaise gringo. No it's clearly you who's had your brain frazzled. Probably your double jab 🤣🤣
"In some ways it's like traveling back in time." What a horrendously contemptuous beginning.
I’m American, it felt like the most ignorant docs on Appalachia
“Let’s make fun of these silly locals with funny accents and strange beliefs! Maybe we’ll finds some moonshine and a snake handler”
To be fair, it's pretty accurate
Hahaha I read the word “contemptuous” in Ian Paisleys voice and accent 😭
It’s true though, Northern Ireland feels like the 70s compared to parts of England and I’m not trying to be disrespectful
Over my 52 years I have watched umpteen documentaries about Northern Ireland and this is truly honestly the worst one, I'll never know if it got better as it went on as I couldn't even watch it
It didn’t.
@@requiscatinpace7392 the most consistent comments section I've ever seen!
@@pj1909 I thought it was one of those auto robot commentaries so appallingly ignorant was she...an auto robot with it's brains bashed in like billy the weasel hutchinson and wrapped in a union fleg!
@@thomasdavenport170 Lasted 17.20 minutes of it. Utter bulshit.
Thanks for the heads up you saved me 30 mins of my life
Getting a reporter from Ireland might of been a better idea
It’s an Australian news program
Hahaha…yes so it could yet again be all one sided…
@@pjobkk Britain owns Australia , by extension this is a British take on the situation, hence the ‘ Britain in the middle’ spiel.
@@bellascott6478 You say it's all one sided, but which side do you actually mean? The Ulster Unionists or Sinn Féin?
@@k0mm4nd3r_k3n i mean the usual content on here is always one sided…everyone hates all things unionist…good to see you all outraged lmfas..
Imagine if they had sent an actual unbiased journalist to cover this ??? Absolutely brutal
"But when the Republic of Ireland stayed part of the Europe".
Why the heck would Ireland leave the EU which has helped make us become a rich country. We never had a vote or even a single thought of leaving the EU. Someone tell that reporter it was Brexit - Britain choosing to leave the EU, nothing to do with Ireland choosing to do anything.
The UK bailed you out more than once, yeah so rich now the EU are coming for it back , you live in cuckoo land. 🇬🇧✌🏻
EU membership is one of the main reasons for prosperity in the Republic of Ireland. Although, if it weren't for the Good Friday Agreement businesses would've been scared to come to Ireland and there wouldn't be anywhere near the prosperity there is.
Praying for continued peace 🙏
@@zx10rmac84 you might think that"Great" Britain would bail out northern Ireland if ye were as fantastic as you think. All the poorest parts of the UK are in Northern Ireland and all the poorest parts of the island of Ireland are also North of the border. Completely abandoned by the mighty British.
We're over 200 billion in debt courtesy of the EU...
@@zx10rmac84
No, the UK did NOT bail Ireland "...out more than once..."
The UK made a tiny contribution, LESS THAN 10%, to the Irish Bailout.
More than 90% came from the EU, the European Central Bank(ECB), and the IMF.
Speaking of the IMF, it had to bailout the UK om multiple occasions from 1949 onwards, as sterling crisis succeeded sterling crisis. This process culminated in the IMF's largest sovereign bailout, when the UK had to go cap in hand to get rescued in 1976.....
Ireland has been a net CONTRIBUTOR to the EU's tiny budget since 2014, you clueless eejit...
Yes, we have become one of the richest countries in the world, per capita. That amazing transformation, which affected Ireland's society, culture, politics, material wellbeing and economy, was catalysed by our EEC/EC/EU membership.
The statement "...you live in cloud cuckoo land..." is obviously autobiographical...
This is like a GCSE media assignment. Absolute hatchet job.
couldnae agree mair wae yir assessment
@@DarrenRFC English please not Ulster Scot ffs 🤦😂😂
@@stevejones7273 if youd like a translation. "I couldn't agree more with your assessment" . Not too hard to translate lol
@@anamelessghoul6669 I understood what he said I'm from Belfast myself... but I don't understand why he's talking like that no need to talk that crap dialect
@@stevejones7273 sure most of NI use some Ulster Scots in their vocabulary (well some words here and there) but yeah, I get your point but never know could be a first language for the lad. 😆
0:57 - “When the Republic of Ireland stayed part of Europe” "UNEXPECTEDLY, that's included Northern Ireland".
Is this a joke?!
Are you thicc?
Sadly not mate, just the media spinning the web
@@afro2.0k32 nice pic
@@BarerRudeROC you have a nice pic too mate
Very first statement is totally wrong and misleading "when the Republic of Ireland decided to stay in the EU" get your facts right, there was a referendum in the UK to leave the EU, it had nothing to do with Ireland, that's like saying Australia had a vote to be a Republic but couldn't because New Zealand decided against it. Ireland is a sovereign state and member of the 27 nation EU.A very badly researched documentary.
Well said and N Ireland voted to remain in the Eu
I agree but it doesn't mean the EU is any good.
Eu has treated us better than those fake irish there decented from duch warriors not english scot or Walsh
No country is sovereign under the EU..
@@muskrat477
Complete bollocks!
EVERY EU member state is a sovereign, independent country.
They have agreed to pool sovereignty in certain, mutually agreed, areas where such sharing benefits all.
Your ignorance is curable.
''Ever since the English drew a land boarder to form Northern Ireland'' Was never their country to do so
Wrong.
@@kazor1531 nah he’s right. The English are stupendous at drawing lines, Pakistan and India too. Maybe just leave and take your pen with you
@@johns1600 He is absolutely wrong.
Ulster covenant was signed by Irishmen wishing to stay part of the Union. Get your facts straight.
Exactly, just like how they drew up the balfour declaration so the jews would get the u.s to help in the war, which did work. But Palestine was not theirs to give
"Northern Ireland should be celebrating its centenary as part of the UK" - 50% of the population disagrees. That's where part of the problem lies; homogenization of a population.
An odd asscertion. The area now known as Northern Ireland had been, along with the rest of Ireland, part of the UK from 1801. If her research had revealed anything, she should have been aware the partition of Ireland was opposed by the Irish nationalist population from the beginning, so there was never any chance of N Ireland having some joint celebration of it's birthday.
@@seandoherty925 it was under English control way before 1801 that was just when the act of the unions took place
U are not part of the uk It’s not northern England it’s Northern Ireland the hint is in the second part of the name and I can’t understand why yeah keep running after the uk when they clearly want rid
An horrendous comment from a reporter who in theory should take a neutral stance. The loyalist bias was very apparent.
Its alot more than 50% lol
"When the Republic of Ireland stayed apart of Europe." It was the UK that created this mess through brexit not the Republic. Its implying that this is all Irelands fault when we wanted none of this to happen.
It's the Australian National Broadcaster, like the BBC. They serve interests such as Brexit & Murdoch, all their work is tainted by its touch. It's a cancer in Australia
@@bullterror5 The amount of pollution Australia creates give its citizens cancer
It was the the south of Ireland that created this mess when it left the UK.
@@robert6106 It was the UK that created this mess when they divided the Island in two. Same can be said for the border of India and Pakistan, Israel and Palestine and the borders of Afghanistan. Own up to your own shit. Given the fact that the UK is currently imploding, it seems we made the right decision 100 years ago.
Brussels wanted this to happen too. Their desire for a technocratic Europe knows no boundaries
Bizarre documentary. It demonstrates a lack of understanding and care for the subject matter. The language is not consistent. Glad to know I'm not the only one to notice pre comment section ban.
I agree.. bizarre is definitely a good description..but how in the hell did it get made at all..how was it edited and how was it passed for release for general viewing? The history of Northern Ireland is More than well documented and basic research by a first year student could have resulted in a more informative unbiased presentation than this!
Partition in Ireland has failed time to unite Ireland
What an atrociously researched hatchet job. Ah, the poor 'oul 'oppressed' Unionists/Loyalists.
Poor wee things.
They see equality as oppression, the poor wee things
@@brendanoprey762 Shut up tax haven
@@edwardheaney3641 ancestors go back to the Cornwall invasion where you committed genocide on the Irish
@@Dayrahl
Please grow up. Are we going live in the past forever. Both sides need to grow up. But not going to happen on my lifetime. The orange has every right to march as do the Republicans that's democracy. Would you like to live in north Korea Russia and now Afghanistan. Enjoy your freedom. No violence that's all that matters.
"The new border came with a shock." It's not like the EU warned about this back in 2015, when the referendum was held.
Watched 5 minutes of this as was truly woeful. Interviewing Jamie Bryson on anything is enough to turn it off.
"Bwyson"
“When the Republic of Ireland stayed part of Europe”
😂😂😂😂
I haven’t heard that one before. Also how is Ireland supposed to move the island to a new continent?
Yeah I didn’t like how that was phrased.
We don't need to bother, Africa has come to us....
@@musashidanmcgrath Africa set sail and is now settled beside Ireland
@@musashidanmcgrath I now reside in Letterkenya 30 miles from Senegal town.
@@thomasdavenport170 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Very odd phrasing in this report.
"The people of Belfast" = a one sided distorted picture of the views of, at most, one quarter of the Belfast population.
"When Ireland stayed part of Europe" = when England and Wales voted to leave, taking Scotland and NI along with them.
"An unauthorised civil rights march" - in reference to Bloody Sunday in Derry. Correct, yes. But very odd phrasing of an atrocity known.
Too much promotion of loyalism, and why give Jamie Bryson the first say? He doesn't even have mandate amongst the people he claims to be representative of.
Was thinking that as well, pure bias towards the Loyalist community, refusing to acknowledge that there are two sides to this.
Also, NI doesn’t begin and end in Belfast, even if most of the shit kicks off there. It’s a tiny minority of the poorly educated and loud of mouth who have been let down by the politicians they’ve voted in. They still haven’t realised that those same politicians want to keep them in their sectarian ghettos to ensure they get elected. There is no benefit to increasing educational attainment or providing jobs because people wouldn’t be angry enough at ‘themmuns’ to vote for them. Maybe one day they’ll wake up.
@@itsonlysound "NI doesnt begin and end in Belfast". I'm from Derry. I know this more than most.
@@shane7647 she would say you come from londonderry
Wee Seamy is a laughing stock
1:00
Sorry, Ireland never "chose to stay in Europe", that wasn't part of the referendum and was never even a thought.
It also wasn't "sudden" the problems brexit would bring to NI were being screamed from the rooftops since before the referendum. The UK government just refused to answer the question honestly.
Northern Ireland voted to stay in Europe by 55.78%
It's just shit English because it was written by an Australian.
A large number of people in the North identify as Irish not British and want nothing to do with the UK and it's been that way since the very start, there are two different communities, each with their own issues/grievances, not just the British side.
What are you talking about northern ireland is majority unionists British
@@northernwhatshapping6724 I said a large number of people, not the majority, and that Unionist majority is shrinking by the year its closer to 50/50 now I believe.
@@northernwhatshapping6724 You not seen the census?
@@celticdodge5282 I'm from northern ireland and I can tell you right now most people from both sides when it comes to the crunch will vote to stay within the UK. And to be honest even if there was a vote and there was a united ireland there would be a civil war and it the loyalist would cripple ireland economy and drive all them big international companies out of ireland just like the ira tried to do in Northern Ireland. I think the political partys in the South are too smart and understand this
@@northernwhatshapping6724 Your obviously a Loyalist, so of course your going to talk like this. I'll take what you say with a pinch of salt tbh mate. Id be willing to bet that the Catholics/nationalists would in the end vote for a United Ireland. There would be no civil war pal, loyalists wouldn't even put a dent in the economy. Your living in a fantasy if you think that would actually happen.
When Republic of Ireland stayed part of Europe…..sweet suffering Jehovah😂😂😂 Who in ABC sanctioned this report. At least she got a holiday out of it….even though it was to Northern Ireland
It’s a American news station....
@@BrandonHilikus It’s actually Australian….Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC America is an entirely different company
Doubt the person speaking wrote this. Probably just reading of a script for something like this.
ROI is european
Huh? Northern Ireland is 'spiritually' within the U.K, but N.R is still within the EU customs union and isn't with the U.K's custom union... How did you miss the most important part of this whole situation?
"They descended from British colonization 4 centuries ago" .......... you can kind of sum up the entire troubles when you notice that there are people celebrating the fact that their ancestors stole land in a country that is older than the Romans and think they own it cause they've been there (forcefully and never accepted by the locals) for a relatively small amount of time
@DANIEL HOLDEN The point isn't that they haven't been here long enough, the point is they took all that land from the native people and think that everyone else should respect their "right" to it despite the fact that the locals literally never accepted their presence because them being there LITERALLY RUINED THE LIVES OF EVERYONE WHO ALREADY LIVED THERE
@DANIEL HOLDEN all Irish people come from Scotland anyway
@@Blank-km4qr Irish ppl once inhabited all of the British Isles.
@DANIEL HOLDEN Notice how every single place you named there was a British colony?
Ireland wasn't a country at the time of the Romans, it was a slap-dash mix of random tribes that fought against each other.
I was born a protestant in the North of Ireland and the best thing my parents did was move us to Australia. I am a republican both for Ireland and Australia. Religion and the Monarchy stink.
What made you change I’m intrigued? Do you have people back there still caught in that religion and division loop?
Aye. And I’m Lord Lucan and I love singing The Sash every hour, on the hour.
I’m also pleased you’re now in Australia…🇬🇧
@James Foran sorry? Why what ?
@James Foran that’s a funny thing to say ..
That you sought out Jamie Bryson really is a fitting tribute to just how off this is. People like Bryson are exactly why things have deteriorated.
Jamie Biriyani.
"When the Republic of Ireland stayed part of Europe" ??? (a) Europe is a continent and the UK is still part of Europe too and (b) the Republic of Ireland did nothing it was the UK that had voted to leave the EU which has nothing to do with the Republic of Ireland at all. They're just unfortunate enough to be nextdoor neighbours with the idiots who decided to leave.
Also a majority of Northern Ireland voted to remain part of the EU
Northern Ireland is and has always been a failure of a statelet since it was formed, partition has failed, Irish unity makes sense more than ever, put the protocol to a vote, put irish unity to a vote, who can stand in the way of democracy, that clown standing on the bin doesn't want to admit that it's not just British unionists living in northern Ireland, if anything there is more who want unity, England doesn't care for anyone on the island of IRELAND
I think must off the people in Northern Ireland actually voted to remain in Europe: if you'd like to check that out.
@@tomweldon7608 Northern Ireland already voted against Irish unity 👏
@@kylethompson2199 ok let's just make it up as we go along, let's pretend we had a vote on irish unity already, 😂😂😂
The border has always been down the Irish Sea.
That has been the natural division between the island of Britain and the island of Ireland.
The partition of Ireland was
imposed by the colonial Westminster government who threatened to terrorize the Irish people even more than they had been doing.
And the border crossing the 6 counties of our teddy bears head,who funds that,so the Irish border in the sea were the Irish government sold our fishing rights,maze well be non existent
@@mairtincorcoran7178 yea,, that's totally treachery,,, selling out our fishing rights,, this country is and has been sold out to the highest bidder with no one to fkn stop them..
We had a 200 mile exclusion fishing rights.. What have we got now? 10 bloody miles with Spanish super trawlers coming withing pissing distance of our coast. What a bloody laughing stock we have become.
Can't take anything that allows Jamie Bryson to be taken seriously needs to be taken with a pinch of salt. Still going on about the flag. It's flown on the exact same days as from any Public City hall in the UK.
...under siege for 100 years... sure guy, where were you on the 9th of August 1971? Bagdad
@@patriciareilly8841 They literally owned the place, the parliament and almost all business for 80 years. A history book or two wouldn't go a miss in their state funded schools. thank christ I got a decent education at a Catholic grammar school.
@@mcooley88 Did you get a good seeing to like most of the wee boys did?
@@blackskull842 Nah, used to turn up to school in hot pants mate.
It's very insulting to the majority of residents of Derry to refer to it as Londonderry.
It's Derry.
Indeed the reporting of this Video shows just how little the ABC understands the situation.... posted by an Aussie
@Baron Bones
You seem confused. WTF would Irish republicans move to England over wanting to name their town using an Irish Republican name?
@Baron Bones
Easy to get riled up and call for war when you don't live here, isn't it?
You probably think you're Irish because you have some Irish ancestry, but nobody who lives here thinks of you as Irish. You're totally out of touch with modern Ireland and current Irish sentiment towards the British. You probably mispronounce your surname too, like every Australian Mahoney, Mahon, Dougherty and Gallagher.
The Australians didnt leave but they did wake up and stopped disrespecting Urulu through its name and cultural appreciation. NI could learn.
@@sarahharris2729
Couldn't agree more.
14 Catholics were killed in the Bloody Sunday massacre…..not 13.
“When Northern Ireland should be celebrating its centenary anniversary as part of the United Kingdom” see that’s the problem isn’t it
The editorial standards of this piece are appalling, this is the second time it’s been published in 3 weeks.
Please explain what was wrong. I know little about what you folks are fighting about.
As Australian I'd like to apologise for our ABC. They are a national embarrassment
nah you're grand man, all media and news journalists are scum, they're barely do any research, and the ones who do the real work are shunned and cast aside
Ok
Why?
Sky news would worse
@@frankdunne3440 fookn good one m8
Loyalist’s voted for Brexit, we warned them this would happen. We told them there would need to be checks, and their response was “hard border in Ireland”. We told them that wasn’t going to happen as it was against the good Friday agreement and they said “well then we’ll solve it with technology”. We told them the technology didn’t exist and they still carried on because they believed it would result in a hard border in Ireland. Now the same loyalists want us to feel sorry for them because they’ve been sold down the river by a Tory government. That’s not going to happen, you made your bed now you can lay in it.
Also regarding the flag at city hall. We suggested flying both flags and they said no. We suggested a new civic flag and they said no. We asked them was there any room for compromise and they said no. So it was decided to bring Northern Ireland in line with the rest of the UK and only fly the flag on designated days. They do not fly the union flag every day of the year in Scotland, England and Wales. Loyalists just like to be reassured of their superiority up north which has been diminishing every year.
Also, Jamie Bryson would go to “any length to defend the union”. Back during the flag protest he was arrested for inciting violence. He went on hunger strike, and gave up 2 hours later when he asked an officer to order him an Indian.
Also it should be noted the troubles started with the burning of Bombay street in which Protestants burnt the homes of their catholic neighbours, leaving them with nowhere to go and no possessions. The 1st police officer killed during the troubles was killed by loyalist paramilitaries. You have framed this report as their community is under attack, when in reality it’s their superiority that is under attack. We asked for equality and they refused, now the changing demographics are taking the equality that was denied.
Aye, they can all die it in as well
Thanks great comment 👏🏻 English but respect the fighting done
2 hour hunger strike er show dedication obviously
Knew few ppl served in NI during troubles
Exactly chara said the same thing unionism voted for this
Amen.
I'm in English and see why you're annoyed, I was born in 2000 don't like the UK government as I got older I realised how dodgy we are as a country, like to police everyone else but then we do what we want ? It's unfairness and I see why people are mad, one rule for UK and US, another for the rest, I also take pride in the fact that on my mums side, my nans family was from Ireland and my grandads was Welsh then some of them moved to Liverpool and that's where my nan and grandad was born around the time of ww2, I don't see myself as a English man and don't have any feelings for our government or the capital, London is probably the worst city in the country for the fact how rich the UK is meant to be, you look at cities like Berlin and likes of Tokyo
'when Ireland remained in europe... '
well why wouldn't they? they didn't 'remain' as if there was any choice.
What?
@@mijicmugendo he meant its an odd turn of phrase...they did a thing they were already doing...probably pointing out the anglo bias of the video narrator.
@@answerback-films655
True
@@answerback-films655 thanks I could not have said it better myself :D
This is not a true reflection of Northern Ireland. This is what happens in the big city's in NI, 99% of us NI people live together with no issues whatsoever.
Exactly!
@@Nicole-rf5vs some of my best friends and neighbours are from "the other side of the house" 🤣
This is a depiction of working class neighborhoods in Belfast. Mostly the North and West of the city. The more affluent East and South don't have any of these problems, give or take a few areas like the Sandy Row, Newtownards Road.
@@garethbryson I have lots of friends on both sides ... doesn’t matter to me ... 12th is now just an inconvenience lol ... and your right most people are the same ...sooner the kids learn that the better
@@Nicole-rf5vs
Unfortunately good news dosnt make news. There always has to be conflict. Especially in Northern Ireland.
I'm 1 minutes in and they make it sound like Ireland's fault for not leaving the EU
@the english man
We would like to thank the Brixiteers for making the EU far more popular than it ever was.
Your noble and selfless action, effectively imposing economic sanctions upon yourselves, has completely ended any talk about leaving in any EU member state...
Thanks!
@@gloin10 i wouldnt say it has made the EU anymore popular lmao , all the UK did is leave it didn't benefit the EU at all
im not a hard core brexiteer or conspiracy theorist but i do have worries on the growing influence of Germany and France in the EU , and with the UK gone they are probably going to gain more influence
in its current state the EU is still equal and perfectly fine , i just have fear Germany and France will start to strangle other members into submission and into their sphere of influnce
it might happen , it might not , idk
personally i think both sides overreact about Brexit , people who act like Britain is going to benefit massivley and see massive economic growth are wrong , and people who think the UK's economy is going to absoultey crash and leaving is terrible for the country are wrong
i think that the UK wont see mutch of a change , the only difference being it will open up more and freer trade with other countries like it has already done with Australia
i think the UK will be fine and continue growth at a relatively similar level
and the EU will also do well and continue its growth , but as i said i do have my fear of the EU becming increasingly influenced by the major nations
@@walx274
What you might, or might not, say is irrelevant.
The EVIDENCE is that EU membership has never been more popular.
Your claims concerning France & Germany versus the rest are strong evidence that you don't know much about the EU and how it actually functions.
Beyond that, the very best of luck with your blindly optimistic hopes for the future.
I would state that depending on the kindness of strangers is not really a good basis for your country's future...
The very best of luck.
Yeah! we didn't leave because we wanted to make life harder for the british, lol, oh and ourselves to.
@@gloin10 Other than the immigration problems, EU is actually pretty dope I ain't gonna lie. It's helpful in every way possible.
An appalling piece of journalistic license, a medley of twisted facts and tabloid opinions. Right from the off they drew a sea border around the island of Ireland ! Honestly you would expect them to get the absolute basics right. Australia should be ashamed of this station but looking at other pieces by them, they lack journalistic integrity and balance in everything they produce
Welcome to the Protestant ..unionist… World…
@@bellascott6478 Australians are British living in the Tropics. The same mindset, the difference is the weather.
@@Ricardo-mr3bg that's the most ignorant statement I've ever heard 🤣🤣🤣🤣
It is hillarious that the people who are pro union, loyal to the crown and want Northen Ireland to remain part of the UK are the same people who voted for Brexit.
Their actions in the referendum may result in a united ireland and giving them the thing they want least. This is called poetic justice.
No different to republicans parasiting off the uk
@@Felix-rising Don't worry, I am sure there will be plenty of loyalist parasites living of the Irish government when Ireland is united.
At that point, they will eventually realise that the state they loved could not give a damn about them and the last 100 or so years has been for nothing.
@@rabmcnair4488 good luck with that united ireland plan
@@Felix-rising It is coming mate. The republican side is growing in numbers each year and more people on the unionist side are turning.
It is not a case of if it will happen, it is a case of when. I'm pretty sure when the border goes back up and the cost of living sores in the UK, it will hasten the process.
@@rabmcnair4488 I don’t see it. The Achilles heel is that the republic doesn’t really want the north.
When you have an Australian talking about N. Ireland, without doing any homework.
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Weird how Northern Ireland is not part of Great Britain, but are still called British because they are part of the UK, even though they are genetically Irish. It's the Anglosaxon's way of conquering others, while making them feel part of the "superior" empire, yet second class ethnicity at the same time - except many Scots, Welsh and Cornish didn't realize until now. The Irish knew they shouldn't let their identity disappear, except for the few Anglicized folk in Northern Ireland.
thejattlord The Northern irish protestants are not genetically irish they are descended from lowland scots who are mainly of anglosaxon descent .The catholic population who were in the minority and still are but are now more numerous than protestants are native irish and generally regard themselves as irish.They literally apart from appropiating symbols like the red hand which they view as theirs ,are totally allergic to any thing culturally irish ,the folk music,gaelic games and gaelic language and never will.They won't ever vote for an united ireland,but it is a possibility though because they are no longer the majority and continuing to decline.
This is a good effort for the 4 year olds making their first documentary
better the first of a 4 year old than some master of MEAN!! >:(((((
Reunify Ireland once and for all ! The unionists who refuse to stay need to migrate to Great Britain and worship their union flags their 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪💚
What crap you speak the majority of people in Northern Ireland want to remain in the UK why should people move ? There's not going to be a united Ireland
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It is IRELAND, we do not split it up . Just Ireland as an island ❤️🙏
They have been there for 400 years...why should they move???? They have every right to be there now...human rights and all that..would you advocate other minorities be forced out of their homes. I don't think you have thought this through at all!!
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If two fish are fighting in a barrel, an English man has been around. That's the story of Northern Ireland and every other country that was either dominated or colonised by England. Look at the trouble spots around the world where England was involved at some stage in their histories and the story is the same. There's disharmony and division, economic inequality, civil unrest and wars. It's no coincidence.
India/Pakistan, Israel/Palestine
@@paulorocky and then exit stage left and blame it on the locals, divide and conquer, but alas Ireland the permanent thorn was too close
@@paulorocky Let's not forget Iraq!
Totally agree , im serbian , thr English have tried to mess with us.
Hate them
9:33 I really do have an issue with loyalists who use this excuse, "we had to take the law into their own hands" The police and the police reserve (B specials) were almost exclusively employed from the unionist/protestant community. They had these instruments and later the British army to "protect" them, who did the Irish national community have? Nobody, absolutely nobody, which is why the provisional IRA formed. Note how Billy Hutchinson says he doesn't regret anything he did, no not even gunning down 2 random civilians walking along the street in a Catholic area.
Just to make you all aware. Northern Ireland voted 55.78% in favor of remaining part of the EU. The majority spoke and as with all choices there are consequences. Returning to violence because things aren't going your way and throwing your toys out of the pram isn't what our youth and young adults want in Northern Ireland. We want to continue moving forward with peace. In the end a referendum will decide the fate of Northern Ireland, just as it should.
Funny hearing about unionists talking about their "culture" 😂
@David Galea though let’s be clear ..I’m a Protestant/ unionist too…and have no desire to be linked to this hateful mob…the comment above is the same one on every video..have they nothing else to say..we don’t need to justify ourselves to no foreign country who continues criticising and belittling us…
Well they do have a culture but defensiveness is causing them to treat everything historical as 'culture'. Germany has done a brilliant job of retaining pride in it's culture while openly recognising the abhorrent parts of their history. Some unionists are beyond help but I'm sure many just have misconceptions that they won't be welcomed in a united Ireland as Irish citizens of British origin.
He said, in English.
@Caroline bring it on ….do you realise your name is our NI football teams song…
Why don’t you embrace us for a change…why always NI prods need to do all the giving…ehh? Give and take…sweet Caroline 🇬🇧💃
@Caroline lol you’re in fine form Caroline …everywhere I look you’re hitting me up lol…I’m pleased I’ve got your attention 🤣
I don’t believe our NI football team had anything to do with last weeks final…so what now??? It was a shocking disgrace for England, but four make up the union love, I don’t see anyone blaming Scotland or Wales, you’re reaching now Caroline and you’re being silly
I'm an Australian watching this for the first time and it felt biased from the first sentence. All the language is like QE herself commanded it.
Very one sided...…Why don't the Brits just clear out and let us live in peace.
its Derry
Taxi driver has it spot on, these loyalists treat each other like shit, you can't deal with people like that. Reading the comments below, Yes i agree, England will try and palm N.Ireland off or at least some of its debt. Why would the British gov't remain trying to help a group of people that won't help each other?
Too many chiefs and not enough indians.
The Irish people want their country back from the brits who have given them hell on earth for many years! these so called loyalist do not have a clue to who they are .They say they are Ulster scots and then they bow down to their English masters! Why do they not go back to Scotland and take their anti Irish shit with them.
@@frankjames5292 Ireland is free and independent
@@frankjames5292 Sorry, but when do we ever say we're Ulster Scots? We're the most loyal to the UK out of all 4 nations that GB is made up of.
@@mpg272727 ireland will never be free :)
@@Cold_1995 You are loyal to England who conquered Wales /Scotland and Ireland?
There are two identities in NI one is no greater than the other both need to learn respect and neither London or Dublin can solve this issue, as neither will be satisfied. Awful awful reporting
It's official name is Derry referring to the place by any other name is an insult not just to the people who live there and wider Irish community but also to democracy since the majority of the democratically elected council voted for their City be named Derry, the same apply to the County.
Wipe your mouth ffs
Just call it stroke city.
Been searching comments for this correction! Free Derry +
"bands keep them off the drugs and drink"
ummmm what happens after the marching, a tea party?
One would nearly feel sorry for loyalists not realising the UK doesn't want them and accepting being part of Ireland is their best and only solution for a better future.
Yes or go live in England if they so desperate to be english
Showing this to people to attempt to explain the extremely complex and unique political situation we have here in Northern Ireland reminds me of the time I worked in a call centre and to train our Indian colleagues in the Mumbai call centre on how to speak to customers throughout Britain and understand the multitude of cultures and accents, the managers showed them episodes of Eastenders on repeat.
Underrater comment.
Is that why they call me with hilarious names like Peter Robinson and Robert Johnson?? No Singh. You're definitely NOT named John Peterson lol
@@mattmccormick8749 Rajinder Raghat?
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There is no british empire anymore.Time to leave the last colony.
Ireland needs to be united!
The first to be colonised and the last to get out. No justice for our history in the western historical consciousness.
@David Galea catholics are now the majority in the north mate
@David Galea But English conservatives have abandoned them - so The Union is a dead man walking.
@David Galea got it from RTÉ news mate it was said live on Tv not so long ago
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I love how you can basically predict when the ABC bans comments
Yeah, you can. By looking at which channel you’re on.
@@marmadukescarlet7791 not what i meant, yes they do ban all comments on their main channel but they also ban comments on "in depth" if they want people not to discuss things such as military, or media personalities.
such good practice for the public broadcaster.
You imply catholics are the aggressors. Absolutely clueless and bereft of the most basic understanding of the North of Ireland.
We're friendly to everyone else's except ourselves......the most Irish statement ever made
Oh yes, how could the world forget the peace loving Provos...
@@Lorenzo-qz6ce one word. U.V.F, like the protestants were any better. If you want to defend what is essentially a government funded IRA be my guest.
@@anamelessghoul6669 Thank you. I don't support the current version of the U.V.F but I do support the right for British men and women to defend their homeland.
there are no real aggressors or defenders its mostly just both sides attacking eachother and both feel the other is the aggressors
Bobby Sands had a larger mandate than M Thatcher.
Good point TAL
But much skinnier
@@roberthowkins3097 that’s the difference. Remember that time your great loyalist leader ( yes that donkey who’s leading the loyalist resistance to the protocol economic United Ireland we are now in) went on hunger strike that lasted half a day! 😂🤣😂🤣😂
@@ruairijoseph oh you misunderstand I think that both sides are flawed in their thinking and would be quite happy to pull out the plug and watch the lot of them sink
@@ruairijoseph He liked chicken suppers
Hard border in the Irish sea and the economic reunification of Ireland complete. 🇮🇪🇪🇺🍾
Gave it a watch right up to that clown bryson appeared. Your programme lost all credibility at that point.
Are y’all blind to Scotland or something ? This isnt a ‘british’ betrayal - its an ‘English’ one. Can we please learn to differentiate between the two- Brexit was forced on Scotland just as its being forced on you, by England, not ‘Britain’- any ‘British’ decision where there is polarity in voting patterns across borders ultimately defaults to English overrule. Scotland does not, and did not support Brexit
i get what you mea but a significant amount of Scots voted for Brexit the same way a significant amount of english people voted against brexit
and even then surely you have to include wales with england since they also voted a majority in favour of brexit
It was forced on half of is in England too don’t worry.
It said it all at the start. "You go back in time" My wife visited NI (from Uruguay) when I lived there and she felt more threatened on the British side of the community because of paintings of guns and masked men on it to her it felt like saying to anyone that didn't identify as British to go away somewhere else.
At this point we have mixed both sides so much it's just history separating us and the identity issue. It is a shame because the people are nice to everyone except ourselves.
I agree that the people are nice to everyone exept themselves. I’m Irish from the Republic of Ireland. But when I went up north last year, there were some unionists that would talk away to me. Like they had flags in their restaurant but they were lovely people to me. The nationalists were still probably a bit nicer which shows a little division but I didn’t feel threatened or hated by the unionists.
I think you just have to try to avoid bringing up politics.
I personally found the Irish people in N Ireland much more coherent and up to date with how a civilised society should act in order to achieve their political goals. I found the hard core unionist nasty and delusional. If you cannot even admit that the Irish have every right to fight you as you stole their land, marginalised them and tried to erase their culture, you do not deserve any sympathy
@@lolalola2592 you’re speaking through experience then Lola..as a Protestant/unionist from Northern Ireland I can honestly say I speak to everyone .always friendly..on occasion if I they don’t wish to acknowledge this, I would take the hint in a respectful and polite manner I’d leave well alone…I must say I’ve never found any one from either north or south ever wanting to start any type of conversation that you’re referring to..nor would I begin conversations as such while speaking to any visitors in the north..I wouldn’t want them to feel uncomfortable, I’ve spent many trips to the south and I’ve always been treated very well ..I guess if you treat others how you wish to be treated yourself you can literally go anywhere..respect is a two way thing…also I would never ask anyone to sympathise with me or my community …we’re very proud people in the North and pity is something we never require
@@bellascott6478 I am from the United States and I have diabetes.
I can’t understand why unionists use the Ulster flag and say Ulster is British when there are parts of Ulster not in the colony so the Ulster flag is a province of Ireland flag so I feel sorry for the people with the Union Jack flag and the Ulster flag They are not wanted by neither flag fighting for flags That really do not want there people
I bet these are the kind briefings given to British MPs. Total lack of knowledge or insight
I served in NI.
This report is _incredibly_ biased and inaccurate in so much of its language.
Shabby reporting
Served fish n chips more like,😆
@@zx10rmac84 Sshhh paddy
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In much of the areas that video was filmed no British soldiers served at all. So in effect your views of Northern Ireland are built on the prejudices you formed from the time you served.
@@robert6106 Your first statement is inaccurate. I invite you to give evidence for it. Moreover, which points _specifically_ made in the piece point to my "prejudice" from serving?
Most people in my position take the opposing view.
I look forward to the evidence.(or did you post a comment to me before you actually watched the piece? The red mist descended when you read I had served?)
Ireland unfree shall never be at peace
And there's me thinking the Republic of Ireland was already a democracy...
Duh !!!!
@@erincaitlin1655 did you not know that?
those who have endured so far are destined to conquer in the future
@@aramhalamech4204 does that include those enduring Sinn Fein/IRA in their local government?
Billy Hutchinson says he regrets nothing, he shot 2 teenage brothers in the head whilst they were waitin for their lift to work at 6:30am, he technically killed 3 ppl that day, they're adoptive mammy died around 6 months later from a broken heart. I know this because we lived 10 doors away when it happened. I still live close by. Billy Hutchinson who is proud of what he done is an elected politian in the area now. He's still Proud of what he done, so are my neighbours across the wall who voted for him.
What I find disgusting and this is coming from a Welshman is that the UK media hasn’t really reported on any of this you barely hear anything on how brexit and the conservative government is literally tearing this country apart
Actually the violence "Not seen for decades," was far more widespread and longer lasting in 2013 when the flying of flags on government buildings was brought into line with the rest of the UK. "When you are accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression."
If Unionists feel betrayed then they should direct their ire towards the DUP who have been instrumental in all aspects of this, from the Leave campaign through to helping to usher in De Piffle as PM.
Ireland is so complicated, but all I know is that Irish are a great ppl they have right to live free and proud, they gave enough blood to live free and independent.
Northern Ireland is not a province
Belfast is the friendliest place I have ever been. People would recognize our accents and stop us in the middle of the street to help us find restaurants, shops whatever we needed. We took the black cab tour and learned so much. If you go to Ireland, go to Belfast, it’s a great city, however the peace walls and some problems sadly still exist.
04:19 can we all just stop to appreciate this marvelous & literal friendly fire
It's interesting that they're still referring to Catholics & Protestants instead of Irish & British. It makes it sound like a war of religion instead of one of Independence. Foreign Correspondent used to be very high quality. Ireland & Britain will be the best of mates when NI eventually becomes part of Ireland & all parties can celebrate their heritage without reflecting it in political divisions.
Northern Ireland has been part of Britain for 100 years buddy unless you want the troubles x10 I doubt Northern Ireland will ever become part of Ireland
@@jj7203 The UK doesn't want it's old imperial possessions anymore, they've grown out of them. 100 years is a drop in the ocean; parts of Ireland have been occupied by British forces for almost 1,000 years. The only obstacle is a few old orange colonists who think they're still at war for the glory of the empire, but in time their descendants will let go of that pointless hate.
@@goodgame3374 you really don’t understand then lol if you think it’s only a few orange men it’s an entire country against a United ireland bud and don’t get on like there are still British soldiers on the streets because there aren’t lol there will never be a United ireland and an entire country is willing to die fighting for it
@@jj7203 lol, it sounds like you need to cut back on the drugs
@@goodgame3374 🤣I don’t do drugs buddy but I guess that’s an Irish person response when they don’t have foot to stand on but anyway I’ll enjoy beautiful Northern Ireland as it is British and will remain British 🇬🇧🥰
21:17 If you’re driving into Cushendun in that direction you’re driving AWAY FROM Derry not towards it! Sweet Judas Lye-rah not Leerah! SMH
I thought I was the only one to notice 😂
@@icemoong9513 My family has a van in cushendun I basically grew up there and after the travesty of Sons of Anarchy doing their episodes in Belfast it's really irked me when they get the geography wrong! Lmao ...You shudda seen my freak out when the caves appeared twice on GoT, I nerd out over the freakiest things bahahaha!!
@@icemoong9513 Perhaps she was working under the concept of if you go far enough in any direction you end up where you started. 🤔
Who ever did this video should be ashamed of themselves. The total ignorance of facts is amazing
What's missing? Please enlighten us. This is some really interesting stuff here.
@@sammyg.8532 what’s missing is the fact Britain has left the EU as a result of Brexit Causing Tensions to Resurface in Northern Ireland but the reporter has in some way made it look as if the Republic of Ireland Which is an Independent nation was supposed to follow the UK Out of the EU
People in Ireland Overwhelmingly support the EU and that includes Northern Ireland as a result the Protocol was Introduced by the British government so no Border would be installed on the island of Ireland
Unionists voted for Brexit they got what they wanted now they want to end the good Friday agreement so they can agin live in an Apartheid state
Those "parades" are, and always were, meant to intimidate Irish Catholics. Btw, it's called Derry, not Londonderry
BRITISH IMPERIALISTS OUT OF the north of IRELAND! 🇮🇪
Much love from the people of Bosnia!
Ah I think you gotta realise the the majority of people in Northern Ireland want to be part of the UK and this was agreed in the 1998 peace agreement
A question for you...Should the Muslims in bosnia be expelled as they arrived there during the ottoman empire i presume???..a lot of hypocrisy from the left. And what about the Kosovan settling in Serbian lands, and then claiming independence. Is this much different from the protestant communities wanting to run their own affairs too? Just like the balkans, Northern Ireland is quite complicated. I don't know that much about the balkans admittedly but it's never that simple. Empires and people have shifted over time causing political conundrums like this...as you well know!!
Im from Northern Ireland and I think the divide here runs too deep and will probably never leave.
This. I know the place and I laugh out loud when I see people saying that "there's no division", etc. The division is deep and strong.
Tiochfaidh ar la 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Sing up the RA 🇮🇪🇮🇪
The Irish flag should be the only flag in Ireland, and the true flag ! Green , white and gold , not orange ! They should also stop marching in the streets rubbing it in the Irish peoples faces , the English are the ones that caused the troubles
Yes get someone from outside of Ireland to do the report that doesn't know the issues with country or mindset of the people of Ireland. Also it should have said when the North got pulled out of EU by the British even they had majority stay votes. Also how does she not know its derry and not Londonderry
This aged well. Sinn fein voted biggest party, businesses profiting from brexit and loyalists back in their box!
Lol at the "journalist" who thought the border issue was an unexpected surprise as a result of Brexit.
My auntie and her family were brutally burned out of their home in Rathcoole. She had two two disabled children, one of them severely disabled. They were burned out by these same “working class”, Protestants.
Genuinely a disgrace to journalism
" to keep the two waring tribes apart " She actually said that.
Absolute nonsensical crap.
Poor poor journalism.
This is so badly made. Who the hell gets Jamie Bryson for an interview? 😂😂 The guy makes Forrest Gump sound like Elon Musk.
Londonderry my back side
" when the republic of Ireland stayed part of the European Union".. wise up Ireland done nothing the UK left
I know I'm off the topic but 21:19 is one very impressive shot of the Irish coast 👌
A rare gem in a mountain of horses**t
Irish reunification is inevitable
I live in Belfast and after visiting more than 20 countries I can say that people are amazing, for all the politics and teens and parents that allow them to do this criminals acts I say to them to go away and let the 99% of the population that wants to live free and move forward. The country is so good and it is spoiled by this bunch of twats.
It's a beautiful place indeed, people are very welcoming, but it's impossible to deny the deep divisions in the place. Worse than any other country that I know.
A United Ireland will happen and should happen. It will be a special day for the world
A united Ireland would jus cause more diversion than before
Hahahahaha. Keep taking the deludamol tablets.
@@blackskull842 That's why they'll get it, uneducated answers like this
@@riverwolf654 It’s called sarcasm. I could give a long and detailed rebuttal including pointing out that recent polls show somewhere in the region of 58% wanting to remain in the U.K., and that people pointing to increased Roman Catholic population are themselves bigots because they’re assuming all RCs will vote for a United Ireland.
But then it would be wasted on the “special day for the world” UIs like you.
@@blackskull842 58% means its getting closer because it was higher than that last year so you seem to mis-informed. I dont believe those stats will matter when it comes to an actual poll when there will be a easy majority for unity
The tone of this reporting is about 3 decades out of date, & tries to make mountains out of mole hills. There's no conflict anywhere on the radar in Ulster currently. Highly irresponsible journalism.