Guest sorefingers. What a tirade, where are youfrom ?. The loyalist majority in the 6 counties at the moment stands at 51%. SOME MAJORITY. The Irish diaspora in england have no say in the matter, it is the irish who reside in the country that will decide. Whether it is good or bad for the country is not the point. Democracy is the goal and in the not too distant future the democratic process will ensure a united Ireland - for better or worse and all the loyalists and irish exiles in the world will not be able to prevent it. It is coming - live with the fact. BTW, ther is no such thing as a dead language as long as there are 2 people who can speak it. Irish is an official language of the country, it is not shoved down anyones throat, many people are working who don't have one word of Irish.