Northern Ireland
Proposal to celebrate July 12 here is ridiculous, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be taken seriously
The realities of accommodating a unionist minority in an united Ireland raises some difficult questions about our political and cultural traditions
Patrick Costello’s proposal to make July 12 a public holiday here in the south was ridiculous, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be taken seriously.
If that seems a contradiction in terms, then let me explain.
The Green Party TD has been the subject of wave of criticism and ridicule following his suggestion that July 12, an Ulster Protestant day of celebration in the north, also be made a public holiday in the Republic.
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