Just to be quite clear what's happening in Ireland at present
The unionists no longer represent the overall majority in (their bit of) Ulster - the never were the majority in the whole of the province but Britain gerrymandered the borders in order to leacve a protestant majority.
Since the Unionists have been losing their grip, the suggestion has been made that rather than the Union Jack being flown over Stormont, that the Ulster flag (far more 'historical than the U.J.) should fly here next to the Republican one.
The result has been violent and long term rioting by Unionist fanatical thugs to the extent that the Northern Ireland police have described it as life threatening.
This year's rioting was not between Loyalists and Nationalist, but between Orange thuggish morons and the police.
Even the recent Republican commemoration march passed off without any sign of trouble whatever, the only consequence being that an Ulster politician is considering suing the police for allowing it to happen.
The ongoing troubles have produced victims on all sides - from 90 years of anti-Catholic persecution, to the innocenrts killed from the last 'Troubles'
The Nationalist ascendency looks like the émpasse might have finally been broken and the violence ended - your 'Billy Boy' friends are not about to let that happen.
Jim Carroll