Word: irelands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Cushnahan rejected the possible solution of a united Ireland, noting that a British withdrawal could lower living standards and that Protestants in Ulster fear the church-dominated government of the Irish Republic might endanger their religious rights...
...only does an all-Ireland proposal incur the opposition of the Protestant community, but it doesn't even have majority support in the Catholic community," Cushnahan added...
...independent Northern Ireland would be equally unsuccessful because such a state would be economically unviable and British withdrawal could lead to civil war, he said...
Responding to audience questions after the speech, Cushnahan said that American involvement in Northern Ireland is not always beneficial...
Referring to House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill's (D-Mass.) planned visit to Ireland, Cushnahan said, "He might make an announcement about a federal Ireland, which would be unfortunate. His trip is for home consumption, not foreign, which is the tragedy of American involvement in Northern Ireland...