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-  MOST people make decisions based on whether they can afford uniforms and schoolbooks for their kids next September, not whether the treaty of 21 was a betrayal of the Republic.

Fixed that for you.
There are 5 or 6 GAABoarders at least who would come under the second part of your sentence

Unemployment benefit much higher down south, not sure about other social welfare.

Pretty much every cash benefit is higher.

State Pension (contributory) here is €230.30
I believe the figure up  north is GB£155.65 ( c €195).

If the British Govt get GB£15Bn from the North - how much do they give Stormont to run the place and then how much do they spend on non Stromont business?

Is Social welfare not higher in the 26 these days?
Anyone know how much tax/revenue the British Government collects in the 6 Cos?

Will ye be allowed to play all those over age bucks in the Final?

Why should "British" people in Tyrone retain British citizenship when those in Rathmines or Hong Kong do not?

Because we want peace, because it would prevent 7 or 800,000 people being alienated and maybe recreating 1968 to 1998 in reverse, because it wwould be no skin off our noses, because it would be a magnanimous gesture by the majority, because we're Irish......
I suspect Rathmines people did till 1949.
As for Hong Kong please direct you enquiry to the British Government.

Disappointed at your absolutism Armaghniac. Expected better.
The 6 Co " Protestant background" people will have to have a right to dual citizenship of the new Ireland plus Gt Britain if it still exists.
Must read the GFA again as I'm nearly sure that's included in it.

Let those who feel so inclined keep "Britishness" in the new All Ireland.
Doesn't the GFA say that people in the 6 Cos can continue to be British or Irish after re unification.
Obviously there will continue to be a local Assembly of some sort with some Autonomy.
However in any re unification referendum Unionists will no doubt be voting NO
You need to convince apolitical Protestants and lukewarm nationalists to come on board.
But first you need something for them to come on board, then you need more votes for nationalist parties to trigger a referendum.

And certain people need to stop blaming Muppet for the 1921 Treaty, stop hectoring 26 Co people and stop looking for us to wear sackcloth and ashes over the past.
Just remember we will be voting on re unification too..... So be nice to us as well.

The GFA never had any suggestions of a re partition in the discussions.
However from 1912 to 1920 the non inclusion of all or most of Ulster from a Home Rule Parliament was an ongoing issue.
Then the Brits passed their Act in 1920 for 2  home rule establishments for "Northern Ireland" and "Southern" Ireland"
The latter became the Irish Free State with "Dominion" status as a result of the War of Independence/Truce/Treaty.

I also heard that Clann na Poblachta ( "Take 3" converts from physical force republicanism) who were part of the Inter Party Govt wanted to leave their mark by getting the term Republic into being.

Was it not at the adoption of the constitution?

Dev wrote the British monarchy out if the Constitution but didn't use the word Republic in it even though it brought in the office of President.
The State officially became a  Republic and formally left the British Commonwealth in 1949.
I believe foreign  Embassies in Dublin were "Legations" before 1949. Presumably ambassadors (or whatever title they had then) had to present their credentials at Buckingham Palace before proceeding to Dublin??

I believe the 26 Cos officially became a Republic and also left the British "Commonwealth" on 18th April 1949.

PS it stopped being the " Free State" 11 or 12 years previously.

Probably to satisfy the demands of IBEC/ISME/Independent Newspapers etc

Syfín up rhubarb arises again.
That's a most annoying record though - a bit like the healthiest corpse in rthe graveyard.

Let them amalgamate with Carlow for football purposes.

I know you're on the wind up but a Fermanagh Catholic farmer hasn't very much in common with Larne, Newtownards, Ballymena etc.
However he has an awful lot in common with people in Cavan, Leitrim, Longford etc etc.

What would a Fermanagh farmer have in common with someone from Longford?

Wet fields, not much use at football, country music

Also nationality, culture, family names.......
Only a unionist, a UKIPite or a total partitionist would ask that question