Catholics are to suspend the goal of a united Ireland-a territorial claim that was the raison d'ˆtre of the IRA and was written into the Irish Republic's constitution-unless the largely ProtestantNorth voted in favor o
The accord calls for Protestants to share political power with the minority Catholics, and gives the Republic of Ireland a voice in NorthernIrish affairs
22nd May Commitment to the settlement is demonstrated in a dual referendum, the North approves the accord by a vote of 71% to 29%, and in the IrishRepublic 94% favor it
Catholics are to suspend the goal of a united Ireland-a territorial claim that was the raison d'ˆtre of the IRA and was written into the Irish Republic's constitution-unless the largely ProtestantNorth voted in favor o
