Northern Ireland
Sir, — What manner of beast does D. J. Leahy (May 10) suggest will unite Ulster and the Irish Republic, if the British Troops leave? Certainly not the LR.A; these thugs are capable of common murder not conquest. Not the Irish Republic; they have neither the resources nor the inclination to tackle the northerners. Do republican sympathisers seriously believe the Ulster people will lie down and submit to a Government whose country they wish no part of? In 1972 58 per cent of the population of Ulster voted to stay with Britain. 40 per cent abstained (the power-sharing lobby) and only 2 per cent voted to unite with the Republic. At the beginning of the troubles British troons were brought in at the request of Northern Irish Catholic politicians. Many Protestants say: “Send them home and we will drive the I.R.A. rebels out.” — Yours, HENRY MINISH. May 10, 1979.
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