Sectarianism in Donegal?
David Vance over at ATW has spotted a recently upheld case of discrimination Donegal County Council against a woman because she was born in Northern Ireland.
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Not exactly extensive coverage out there of this case, Mick.. but there’s one report here.. and another here
btw have you chceked your email recently?
Just back from a week in Denmark this pm Pete. I’m working on the 25 comment limit problem as we speak.
It was covered on Morning Ireland yesterday too.
http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/2087851.smil
Extremely rare.
There is very little sectarianism in Donegal these days. Polls show that 96% of Protestants there socialise with Catholics in their everyday lives compared with about 29% on both sides in NI. Also, most marriages in Donegal by Protestants are to Catholics. This shows the absence of the Northern-style segregation here. Indeed polls here show that many Donegal Protestants see themselves as Irish.
How do you get from discimination against someone born in Northern Ireland to proclaiming sectarianism in Donegal, Mick.?
One is birthplace -the other’s religion