Sorry if this is turning into a one man thread - I keep remembering things. Like the old Columbo TV series - I keep popping back through the door:-)

Would it be possible that the Nationalist factions in the shared assembly would realise that a strong and quick move toward unification would cause these problems? They are, after all, clever people. They are also politicians and will do their upmost to ensure they stay as popular as they can to as many people as thay can - That is what politicians do! If so would the scenario I described above not be a serious option. Ie where a devolved 'state of Ulster' develops before any move is made toward unification? Much like the UK mainland, where Scotland has it's own government and Wales has its own assembly (and don't get me going on what England has!) we could then have seperate states - Eire and Ulster - sharing the same piece of land?

This is a serious question to those actualy living in the region. Is it possible?

Cheers

Dave