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Should the Isle of Man become part of Ireland?

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  • #102
    Ten of Swords
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    alaimacerc wrote: »
    The Larne route is surely a lot saner.

    Agreed, but it is the most technically difficult and would require immense construction costs and probably the development of new technology due to the depth of the water and the million tons of WW2 era ordnance still in the trench.

    The Kintyre route is technically feasible and the bridge section shorter but the route is too out of the way to make it competitive, it would also require infrastructure developments on the (fairly remote) Scottish side that would probably double the overall project cost

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  • #103
    Jeff Devoy
    Site Banned Posts: 37 ✭Jeff Devoy


    I actually would be in support of the Isle of Man becoming part of a united Ireland.

    It's so irrelevant that I don't think most people would mind (it only has a population of around about 80,000), plus it could be quite beneficial to the Irish economy with the TT Races and the tourism generated by that.

    It would obviously cease to be a tax haven, though.


  • #104
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,420 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    Jeff Devoy wrote: »
    I actually would be in support of the Isle of Man becoming part of a united Ireland.

    It's so irrelevant that I don't think most people would mind (it only has a population of around about 80,000), plus it could be quite beneficial to the Irish economy with the TT Races and the tourism generated by that.

    It would obviously cease to be a tax haven, though.

    Of course, nobody would mind.


  • #105
    MikeyTaylor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,670 ✭✭✭MikeyTaylor


    Will I Am Not wrote: »
    Would we have to rename it to appease Louise O’Neill?

    (Brock from Pokèmon voice)
    "Don't mention that name!!'


  • #106
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Has anybody asked the Manx?


  • #107
    archer22
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Has anybody asked the Manx?

    Course not, it's assumed that they will be delighted with the idea :D

    (same as the million unionists in NI with the unification fantasy).


  • #108
    badtoro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 482 ✭✭badtoro


    A bridge to Scotland... Someone let me in on the joke?

    As an aside, I can't remember where exactly but I read they're planning/building floating bridges over deep water now. Much like some oil rigs I expect.


  • #109
    Hector Bellend
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,667 ✭✭✭Hector Bellend


    The isle of man can ask my big fat hairy ....................................


  • #110
    MikeyTaylor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,670 ✭✭✭MikeyTaylor


    currant wrote: »
    I think that both Rockall and the IOM should become part of a united Ireland.


  • #111
    alaimacerc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,224 ✭✭✭alaimacerc


    badtoro wrote: »
    As an aside, I can't remember where exactly but I read they're planning/building floating bridges over deep water now. Much like some oil rigs I expect.

    Bjørna Fjord?


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