elaborate?

I’m sure you cried into your pillow at night when Barbados left. Why are you so pissed off that Ireland won’t join the commonwealth? Plenty of other countries aren’t in it either just leave it alone.

@@stevenmcalister826 Barbados didn't leave, it's becoming a Commonwealth republic and still is a monarchy currently. Ireland is the only country that left that hasn't sought to return. (Pakistan did, Gambia did, Zimbabwe applied.)

@@thegreypenguin5097 Regardless, anyone who wants Ireland to join the commonwealth so badly but simultaneously shutdown any talks about unification should shut their fucking mouths.

@@stevenmcalister826 was that directed at me? I don't remember saying that unification wouldn't ever happen

They didn't kick the British out. Also, a United Ireland via rejoining the commonwealth would work because it would integrate the loyalists and unionists into a so-called reunification.

@@philipschmidt4834 OK, they didn't kick the British out. The British felt it was convenient to leave. (....???). As for "integrating" loyalists and unionists in NI, I doubt Ireland has any interest in absorbing NI, and therefore no interest in what they do to each other. Furthermore, given that the UK is an international laughing stock, I don't think their little 'club' is quite as desirable - if it ever was at all.

@@tacobell6826 well tbf more nations are trying to join the cwealth

@Sean Noone Ireland is already close to Britain. Malta and Cyprus are EU member states in the commonwealth, plus Ireland could kick arse at the Commonwealth Games, maybe even host it!

Nope Northern Ireland isn't worth it, fuck the UK

Shove your suggestion up your hairy swamp of an arse

FUCK you

Yep it’s purely ceremonial.... therefore it’s pretty obvious why Ireland would say no

Nope

You’ve pretty much thrown away the already very slim chance of that happening BECAUSE of Brexit

@@stevenmcalister826 Eirexit next

@@mrward6510 you’re talking rubbish mate, just admit it. You have absolutely no clue about Irish politics. You point is based of assumption

@Stephen K Do what ya want free country

Ireland is now a far richer country than the UK. I will watch over the next few years as the UK sinks to 3rd world status following brexshit.

PanglossDr The U.K. is a super power!!! The Republic of Ireland is irrelevant! The Republic of Ireland was only independent for 50 Years!!! In 1975 the Republic of Ireland officially gave up its sovereignty and ceased to be a independent nation after it joined the common market. The U.K. made the same mistake As the Republic in 1975 and joined the European Union. The U.K. is getting its independence and sovereignty back, while the Republic will continue to be a Slave to the Eu.

@@protestantwelshunionist1772 What a silly, ignorant, delusional and fact free post that was... The UK is NOT "...a super power!!!" It ceased to qualify as such after 1945. The political unit which is currently called Ireland has been independent since 1922. It has NEVER ceased to be independent. Joining the EEC in 1973 did NOT change that. Being a member of the EU does NOT change that. "The U.K. is getting its independence and sovereignty back..."? The UK is going to find itself in a situation where the only expression of "... its independence and sovereignty..." will be to ask "How high?"when told to jump by China, India, the USA or the EU... "...the Republic will continue to be a Slave to the Eu"? Slaves do not have the right to voice, vote or veto. The Republic of Ireland, as a member of the EU, will continue to enjoy its voice, vote and veto at European Council level, as well as its own Commissioner and its increased representation in the European Parliament.

@C.J MacDairmantBecause Irish rebellions are peaceful according to you

@What? GDP per capita is far lower in the UK than Ireland. UK is $47,000, Ireland $99,000. Most UK people are much poorer than their Irish counterparts.

SlightlyVisible If they did become even united in trade and defense the common wealth would be the strongest global entitty.

Well they said no, cry more

@@stevenmcalister826 who said no? McGuinness? he isn't president

@@thegreypenguin5097 It’s pretty evident that they don’t want to join, otherwise they’d do it.

@@stevenmcalister826 I think it's pretty apparent that nobody really thinks about it. If you look up Ireland Commonwealth not much comes up. It's not that ireland is against it per se, it just hasn't found a need to think about it or think about joining it. Ireland will only bring it up when it needs to demonstrate to unionists that ireland is not anti British and uses it as a symbolic way of respecting British identity in a United Ireland.

lol it didn't happen

Orin Mhando it'll never happen!

Well we didn't lol and never will

I wish it did 😁

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Haha, no Ireland will never be part of the UK you stole Northern Ireland and now we’re taking it back

The thing is they aren't a super power but if they join the uk they would

@@Lukas-kg5sd Incorrect

well, the British army didn't stick to killing IRA men and had been slaughtering women children in Ireland for centuries. Brits set bombs off in my city too (Dublin) but unfortunately for us, we didn't get away without casualties, in fact, it contributed to the bloodiest day of the troubles. For every 1 atrocity committed by the IRA in England, there's 10 for the British army in Ireland.

Hipocrit. What about republicans up north?

you need to learn about the different factions of the IRA.

this aint true what so ever if you managed to read a book on how central banks work in the british commomwealth or the crimes of the royal family you would find it a very secretive murdering group who would be honoured to slit your throat

The commonwealth means having the queen as your head of state.... so yeah it would mean having the queen be head of state in Ireland. And unsurprisingly Ireland said no