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I edited out the bit about the support bases for the various parties, as they were a: unreferenced, and b:simply wrong. If I get a chance I'll go back and add something correct with references and such, but better to leave it out until then.

I edited out the bit about the support bases for the various parties, as they were a: unreferenced, and b:simply wrong. If I get a chance I'll go back and add something correct with references and such, but better to leave it out until then.

Defining the territory of the Republic as consisting "of twenty-six counties in the traditional provinces of Munster, Leinster, Connacht, and three of the nine counties of Ulster" is, I think, flawed. Particularly since counties can be divided up and merged. Since County Dublin was split up into 3 counties and an independent city - not subject to any of the counties. At the least the territory should be described as consisting "of twenty-six of the traditional counties" I think a better description would be All of the Island of Ireland excluding the portion that remains as part of the United Kingdom.  

Defining the territory of the Republic as consisting "of twenty-six counties in the traditional provinces of Munster, Leinster, Connacht, and three of the nine counties of Ulster" is, I think, flawed. Particularly since counties can be divided up and merged. Since County Dublin was split up into 3 counties and an independent city - not subject to any of the counties. At the least the territory should be described as consisting "of twenty-six of the traditional counties" I think a better description would be All of the Island of Ireland excluding the portion that remains as part of the United Kingdom.  

Ireland's constitutional position was until the 19th amendment, that the Republic consisted of the whole island, this has now been amended to recognize the north, but still maintain an attachment to the territory. Technically the constitution recognizes the north as being part of the republic for the purposes of citizen ship and part of the UK for everything else.

Ireland's constitutional position was until the 19th amendment, that the Republic consisted of the whole island, this has now been amended to recognize the north, but still maintain an attachment to the territory. Technically the constitution recognizes the north as being part of the republic for the purposes of citizen ship and part of the UK for everything else.

== 04:06, March 19, 2007 ==

== 04:06, March 19, 2007 ==

Many members of Fine Gael support joining NATO.

Many members of Fine Gael support joining NATO.