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taylorw2021

Politicians like to posture about Northern Ireland. But no one really cares about us | ... - 4 views

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    This article is both interesting and unique in that it is an opinion piece written by a resident of Northern Ireland instead of a traditional news article. The author argues that UK politicians omit Northern Ireland from discussions about Brexit, and a potential withdrawal could threaten the peace that the island has managed to keep for the past 20 years. Interestingly, she is also critical of Joe Biden's involvement, saying that his actions anger Unionists, or protestants who support remaining a part of the UK.
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    It will be interesting to see the United States' involvement in Northern Ireland and the Good Friday agreement as we get closer to and after the election.
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    As someone who read an article regarding Joe Biden's involvement in the discussion, it was interesting to hear that, despite his positive intentions, from the perspective of someone who would be hurt by a rupture in the Good Friday Agreement, his intervention was actually negative.
stephens2021

Brexit: What is the Northern Ireland protocol and why is it needed? - 1 views

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    Under the Northern Ireland protocol, Northern Ireland will continue to follow the EU's customs rules on product standards even after Brexit. The purpose of this is to keep the UK-ROI border free from any border post infrastructure, so as to not create political instability. As a result of the protocol, tariffs may be charged on goods being shipped from the rest of the UK into Northern Ireland, but as long as the goods stay in Northern Ireland, the tariff would be refunded.
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    It is interesting that all of these different protocols are necessary to maintain political stability. I am still a bit confused as to how this tariff will keep political stability, but I think that is a function of my lack of knowledge regarding Brexit and what happened with Northern Ireland. As such, I would be interested in learning about this on a deeper level so I can have the context necessary to understand this article.
ethand2021

Brexit: consortium of companies led by Fujitsu wins £200m Irish Sea contract ... - 2 views

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    A 200 million pound contract has been won by a consortium of companies led by the Japanese corporation Fujitsu, a technology service and equipment company. This contract is to implement Brexit checks on goods in the Irish Sea. This free trader support service will help companies move goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This system is required as the result of the Northern Ireland part of the Brexit deal. On January first, trade items that are entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain will need custom declarations. Therefore, the British government has paid a group of companies to install an "Irish sea border."
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    I think it is interesting how companies can profit off of the Brexit deal and how Northern Ireland is now being used as a "bargaining chip" in such deals.
amalieg2021

Coronavirus: Another 222 Covid-19 cases recorded in NI - BBC News - 2 views

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    Northern Ireland has reported 222 corona virus cases. The Health Minister Robin Swann claims that the health department is being updated, and Irish police (gardai) presence will be increased to enforce new regulations.
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    This is interesting especially because most of Europe is slowly opening back up. I wonder if Ireland is in lockdown and if their policies will change after this increase in Coronavirus cases?
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