Seanad debates

Thursday, 28 November 2002

British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Second Stage.

 

What started off as an intra-island phenomenon has become an inter-island phenomenon between two sovereign states. It is probably as a good picture of the complicated relationship between this island and the neighbouring island as one could get. It demonstrates that, whatever our history, we are by geography, language and culture linked so closely to the neighbouring island that any pretence that we are not is dishonest. This particular issue has brought up the complexities of our relationship with the neighbouring island and it is an intriguing one.

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