How is life on the border of republic of ireland and northern ireland?

Question

it is about an assignment about how people live at present and in the past on border of republic of ireland and northern ireland

Answer 1

i was in letterkenny and you would find that alot of them come in from north start speeding and cant be fined because they have english licence (not all but some).  was told this by guard up there.  the guards have a bit of trouble with some that come in from the north.  was told to be careful wearing celtic shirt up there.  this stuff was told to me by guard and few friends who lived up there other than that i dont know how true it is.

hope thats some help

Answer 2

Absolutely fine, as long as you keep your wits about you.

Answer 3

Since the Good Friday Agreement the border controls have been dismantled and apart from the traffic signs (km vs mph) it's now hard to know exactly when you have crossed over.

I thank God that when I cross the border I no longer have to witness men being taken out of buses and cars to be lined up against walls by British teenagers in uniform with rifles, and searched and abused while their wives and children watch from the vehicles. Nor do I have to see old ladies having their shopping bags searched by the same state-paid armed youths in case they are carrying explosives. It's strange not to be holding your breath as you pass through the places where I have so many unhappy memories.

Likewise on the Republican side of the border. It's a treat not to be searched by Irish officials intent on disclosing the whereabouts of any shopping items on which importation tax should be paid.

When Britain finally gets round to joining the Euro it'll be almost possible to forget the border is there!

Answer 4

It's handy because depending on the rate of currency exchange and VAT you can go to ROI for cheap petrol and the north for cheaper supermarket shopping and especially cheap booze before parties!

Answer 5

in the republican parts of northern ireland, the people are irish and will still say 'brits out', but nowadays in a more tongue-in-cheek way. older people, my mates' parents, will still remember the times of the troubles and its still all a bit raw for some people. there are still murals all over the place, there are still barracks, and there are still 'incidents' which occur. as an irish girl in the republican parts i felt fine, but our british mate was told to keep her voice down so as the locals wouldn't notice where she was from. you just might get one wierdo in a pub who would make a deal out of it.