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<blockquote data-quote="Feicarsinn" data-source="post: 671119" data-attributes="member: 22777"><p>The Irish take on the matter is interesting. Instinctively the feeling is that yes it would be a good thing for Scotland to leave the UK, just like we did eh? Things get a little bit more complicated when you start to go into details however.</p><p></p><p>The first issue would be the north. Things have been getting slowly better in the six counties since the mid to late 90's, but would Scotland leaving the union have a destabilizing effect? There's a sizable enough segment of the unionist side that identify very heavily with the Ulster-Scots heritage (whether you believe that to be somewhat of a fabrication is another matter) so if the Scots leave the union it leaves them in something of a jam. Meanwhile you'd imagine that republicans would be very encouraged by a Scottish departure. While it's a difficult situation to read, any destabilization of the progress being made in Northern Ireland would be viewed pretty negatively south of the boarder.</p><p></p><p>Next there's economic issues. As a small Celtic nation with similar populations and production capabilities (they have an edge in natural resources, we probably have a slightly more educated workforce) it's fair to assume that should Scotland go independent they'll look to have closer cultural and trade ties with Ireland. This of course would be a good thing. They may eventually look at going over to the euro too. However, Scotland leaving will inevitably lead to a destabilization of the British economy to a greater or lesser extend, and seeing as the bulk of our trade is with the UK that's not a prospect we'd look forward to. Also, should Scotland look to emulate our economic model we could be looking at increased competition in attracted large MNCs to Ireland.</p><p></p><p>To be honest, most people over here don't seem to care all that much though. If they get it then fair dues and good luck, if not it's not big deal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Feicarsinn, post: 671119, member: 22777"] The Irish take on the matter is interesting. Instinctively the feeling is that yes it would be a good thing for Scotland to leave the UK, just like we did eh? Things get a little bit more complicated when you start to go into details however. The first issue would be the north. Things have been getting slowly better in the six counties since the mid to late 90's, but would Scotland leaving the union have a destabilizing effect? There's a sizable enough segment of the unionist side that identify very heavily with the Ulster-Scots heritage (whether you believe that to be somewhat of a fabrication is another matter) so if the Scots leave the union it leaves them in something of a jam. Meanwhile you'd imagine that republicans would be very encouraged by a Scottish departure. While it's a difficult situation to read, any destabilization of the progress being made in Northern Ireland would be viewed pretty negatively south of the boarder. Next there's economic issues. As a small Celtic nation with similar populations and production capabilities (they have an edge in natural resources, we probably have a slightly more educated workforce) it's fair to assume that should Scotland go independent they'll look to have closer cultural and trade ties with Ireland. This of course would be a good thing. They may eventually look at going over to the euro too. However, Scotland leaving will inevitably lead to a destabilization of the British economy to a greater or lesser extend, and seeing as the bulk of our trade is with the UK that's not a prospect we'd look forward to. Also, should Scotland look to emulate our economic model we could be looking at increased competition in attracted large MNCs to Ireland. To be honest, most people over here don't seem to care all that much though. If they get it then fair dues and good luck, if not it's not big deal. [/QUOTE]
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