The Irish protocol.

Nah youve finally exposed your bigotry for everyone to see with your childish attempts at attacking the Irish language, the idea that you wouldnt know how to spell McGuinness is absurd not just because his name is one of the most popular drinks in the world but its been plastered across newspapers in Northern Ireland for the past quarter century. Its akin to the bigotry the DUP consistently get away with in stormont when they spout gibberish in their childish attempts to mock the language.

But you say "the south". It is hypocritical if you have a problem with people using "the north" when you use "the south" as a reference. Don't deny you use the south as a reference because you even defended yourself in using this term on another tread. The south or north are not offensive as references.

It is sectarian and bigotry that you can't support an all Irish side despite this being the side that represents where you live. You even said if the football was one like it use to be you would go of and support England. You despise unity on Ireland. Why can't you own up to that fact? Rugby fans have no problem supporting the British and Irish lions when playing as a team. Never once have I herd a bigotry rugby fan saying I can't support the British and Irish lions because them ones are on the team. That is your problem of growing up in an apartheid. Do you brainwash your kids with this sectarian bigotry way of thinking, do you hope the apartheid perpetually continues in the north?

Agree this is all getting a bit personal (didn't intend that with my posts anyway), best to leave it and stick to the NI Protocol.

Despite things seemingly calming down somewhat am pessimistic. I just doubt it has a future unfortunately, and there will be some showdown over it with the UK eventually.

Looking at recent events, seems to me maybe the Conservative party and their UK media allies etc. exist in somewhat of a parochial filter bubble among themselves (?), which could be dangerous.

They really worked themselves up into a lather over finally getting rid of the vestiges of the hated EU from NI, "cleverly" deploying the Article 16 mechanism as they see it + starting some "do over" of Brexit negotiations with far more pressure deployed on Ireland. Then they had a reminder external to their own backslapping circle what that action will cost the UK (and possibly them too). So they have taken fright, & put the plan on the back burner again in hope of a better time to do it in future.

Pretty funny stuff here also, but just to be helpful:

"Irish originated on the island of Ireland and was the population's first language until the late 18th century."

Oh Christ, missed that. Opening more cans of worms. He doesn't help himself.🙁

The 'average voter' was expecting sunlit uplands and got the marshy bottom of a bad field. A mess in other words.

Why? There is orange in our flag downcow. What a ridiculous comment.