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How should I summarize this report on The Troubles (Belfast) to a ten minute speech?

  • The Troubles consisted of about thirty years of recurring acts of intense violence between elements of Northern Ireland's nationalist community (principally Roman Catholic) and unionist community (principally Protestant). The conflict was caused by the disputed status of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom and the domination of the minority nationalist community, and discrimination against them, by the unionist majority. The violence was characterised by the armed campaigns of paramilitary groups, including the Provisional IRA campaign of 1969–1997 which was aimed at the end of British rule in Northern Ireland and the creation of a new "all-Ireland", Irish Republic, and the Ulster Volunteer Force, formed in May 1966 in response to the perceived erosion of both the British character and unionist domination of Northern Ireland. The state security forces—the British Army and the police (the Royal Ulster Constabulary)—were also involved in the violence. The British government's point of view is that its forces were neutral in the conflict, trying to uphold law and order in Northern Ireland and the right of the people of Northern Ireland to democratic self-determination. Irish republicans, however, regarded the state forces as "combatants" in the conflict, noting collusion between the state forces and the loyalist paramilitaries as proof of this. The "Ballast" investigation by the Police Ombudsman has confirmed that British forces, and in particular the RUC, did collude with loyalist paramilitaries, were involved in murder, and did obstruct the course of justice when such claims had previously been investigated,[7] although the extent to which such collusion occurred is still hotly disputed, with Unionists claiming that reports of collusion are either false or highly exaggerated and that there were also instances of collusion between the authorities in the Republic of Ireland and Republican paramilitaries. See also the section below on Collusion by Security Forces and loyalist paramilitaries. Alongside the violence, there was a political deadlock between the major political parties in Northern Ireland, including those who condemned violence, over the future status of Northern Ireland and the form of government there should be within Northern Ireland. The Troubles were brought to an uneasy end by a peace process which included the declaration of ceasefires by most paramilitary organisations and the complete decommissioning of their weapons, the reform of the police, and the corresponding withdrawal of army troops from the streets and from sensitive border areas such as South Armagh and Fermanagh, as agreed by the signatories to the Belfast Agreement (commonly known as the "Good Friday Agreement"). This reiterated the long-held British position, which had never before been fully acknowledged by successive Irish governments, that Northern Ireland will remain within the United Kingdom until a majority votes otherwise. On the other hand, the British Government recognised for the first time, as part of the prospective, the so-called "Irish dimension": the principle that the people of the island of Ireland as a whole have the right, without any outside interference, to solve the issues between North and South by mutual consent.[8] The latter statement was key to winning support for the agreement from nationalists and republicans. It also established a devolved power-sharing government within Northern Ireland (which had been suspended from 14 October 2002 until 8 May 2007), where the government must consist of both unionist and nationalist parties. Though the number of active participants in the Troubles was relatively small, and the paramilitary organizations that claimed to represent the communities were sometimes unrepresentative of the general population, the Troubles touched the lives of most people in Northern Ireland on a daily basis, while occasionally spreading to Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. At several times between 1969 and 1998 it seemed possible that the Troubles would escalate into a full-scale civil war—for example in 1972 after Bloody Sunday, or during the Hunger Strikes of 1980–1981, when there was mass, hostile mobilisation of the two communities. Many people today have had their political, social, and communal attitudes and perspectives shaped by the Troubles.

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    time yourself reading it mate, I cant be bothered

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Interesting...you seem to have left out the bombing of the Abercorn, La Mon House, Bloody Friday or any of the other atrocities carried out in the name of Republicanism. Seems a tad one sided.

greenorlagh

you need to go back further than 30 years, about 700 years is more apt then bring it foward to the present day and beyond. Just because the ceasefires are in place doesnt mean things have changed significantly. we really do still hate each other and that will never change. you could use highlights from the civl rights struggles in the states as a comparison but you have to remember they not us created the divisions and you'll never see a northern cop beaing a protestant out of the way to make sure catholics get to work or into school. the troubles are anything but over, this is just the beginning. if the peacelines get taken down the streets will run red with blood. things are settled for the moment. but the governments and the politcal parties can only do so much. you cannot stop natural born enemies hating each other. i've seen people run out of stones during a street riot and use their own possesions as missiles. i work with protestants everythings cool! but they let me know exactly what i am and where i stand. i've been in major fist fights just because somebody mentioned derry, 10 minutes before i would have went for a pint with them next minute i'm kicking one of them in the head as lying on the deck. i had to, 38 of them and 7 of us it was survival.

pingu says

I like what you had to say but it’s just the tip of the iceberg. I grew up in Sligo I’m in Beijing as I write I was about 30 seconds from being caught in a car boom when I eight years old a shopping trip with me mum. I’ve sat with Catholics and Protestants and found them both to be good people till ya mention the other then the hate comes out and tis the hatred that’s the problem. An eye for an eye till everyone is blind as the song says

Ronan

Its quite good but heavily biased towards the republican viewpoint as some have said. It depends on your audience so I assume you are reading to a strong republican group.

alan m

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Stephen G

It would, i am sure fit into that time scale, but occasionally spreading to GB, not too sure about that bit, having been on the receiving end of bombings here in the capital on more than one occasion. And there is still no direct peace, more money is actually being spent now in keeping the communities apart, than ever before, though no one wants to say that.

teddy

It's quite an art in condensing a piece of work down-maybe if you ask on another site-say in education there might be a wider audience to help you Try going through it and taking out or using a word that would encompass say a whole sentence and any words that are unnecessary. Good luck and sorry I cannot be of much help By the way the Civil rights protests led by Bernadette Devlin had a major part to play at the beginning!

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